The part Gen Z won’t say out loud Per my reporting duties, I had the opportunity to attend the Besser Male Chorus Christmas concert this month. This was actually the first time in my life I have ever stepped into the Trinity Episcopal Church in Alpena, and I grew up in this town. ...
On Christmas Day 1863, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote the poem we now know as the song "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day." Earlier in the year, Longfellow had unsuccessfully pressured his son, Charles, not to join the Union Army. On Christmas Day, Longfellow learned his beloved son had been ...
Of all the holidays on the Jewish calendar, Chanukah, which began last Sunday evening, has always been one of my favorites. Even when I was younger and far less observant, I appreciated the holiday's well-known rituals and customs: lighting the menorah, spinning the dreidel, eating potato ...
Maybe I am in the minority, but what I love most about this season is the impending darkness. The Winter Solstice, also called Jule (pronounced "yool"), occurring this year on Sunday, December 21, is the shortest day and longest night of the year. There's something sweet and precious about the ...
If I were to tell you that I could point you in a direction where hope abounds and fear is all but non-existent, would you believe me or consider me a charlatan? Well trust me, I have not been hanging around any snake-oil salesmen lately. But I do hang around church people, and I can assure ...
Christmas is approaching fast. Last minute shopping, whether online or in a store, interrupts our usual schedule. We are quickly trimming the tree and decorating our homes. Hopefully, if you are Christian your decorations include a Nativity scene or creche. After all, the Christmas miracle, ...