First, I am taking family time in Helen, Georgia. It is Spring break for schools in Florida and in Alaska. My brother Stephen reserved a nice VRBO home for the extended Rockeys while he is on break ...

Many Catholic Advent hymns focus on the role of Mary, the mother of Jesus, such as “Rorate Caeli (Drop down, Ye Heavens).” In recent years, Brett McCraken of The Gospel Coalition network has created ...

Many Catholic Advent hymns focus on the role of Mary, the mother of Jesus, such as "Rorate Caeli (Drop Down, Ye Heavens)." In recent years, Brett McCraken of The Gospel Coalition network has created ...

Many Catholic Advent hymns focus on the role of Mary, the mother of Jesus, such as "Rorate Caeli (Drop down, Ye Heavens)." In recent years, Brett McCraken of The Gospel Coalition network has created ...

(ANALYSIS) “O Lord, How Shall I Meet You” is a perfect Lutheran hymn for the weeks before Christmas, but shoppers will never hear it between Muzak versions of ...

The organ bench at Our Lady of Hope was vacant as parishioners celebrated Mass on Thanksgiving Day. Instead, the Catholic church in Dundalk was filled with the foot-tapping zest of an accordion, ...

This Scribbler column was originally published on Nov. 24, 1992. Updated November 2025. Many Scribbler readers will know that Lancaster educator John Piersol McCaskey wrote "Jolly Old St. Nicholas" ...

Gabrielle Ulubay is a Music writer at Collider. She has previously been published in The New York Times, Bustle, HuffPost Personal, and other magazines, and wrote at Marie Claire for nearly three ...

Discover the most famous patriotic hymns of gratitude in the US, their meaning, and why they are often linked with Thanksgiving traditions. 9 Patriotic Hymns of Gratitude in the U.S. for Thanksgiving ...

In November 1621, in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the first Thanksgiving was held by the Pilgrims and Native Americans. They shared food, friendship, brotherhood, and sisterhood. Joy reigned, as ...