The Changing Face of Old St Nick: How Santa Claus’s Image Has Evolved Through the Past 700 Years
That big white beard has always stayed the same . . .
Entries by Joe Miller
American Troops Share in the Holiday Spirit over Christmas Eve Dinner in Afghanistan
Overseas family: U.S. and foreign soldiers with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force took their Christmas Eve dinner at the U.S.-led coalition base in Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday.
Unemployed Single Mother with 5 Kids Gets Makeover and Job Opportunity in Unforgettable Christmas Surprise (+video)
Having recently lost her job, Garvey said she’s been having trouble managing her finances and providing all she can for her children.
Christmas In An Anti-Christian Age
With Christianity under assault the world over, it’s time to take a closer look at Christmas. Pat Buchanan urges Americans to pray for atheists.
A Yeshiva Boy and Christmas
Christmas is not just for Christians, it’s an American tradition. And as the angels pronounced, it’s ‘for all people’ . . .
Video: Marine Veteran Held in Mexican Prison Returns Home In Time for Christmas
An apt Christmas gift for the family of imprisoned ex-Marine Jon Hammar: he’s home on Christmas Day!
The Christmas Conspiracy
Facing the reality of death, I find Christmas reassuring. That’s not just because it’s the moment in which God goes “all in” on the covenant of life that he begins with Abraham and cements on Mount Sinai, but also because it’s very realistic.
Pope Benedict XVI: Find Room for God in Fast-Paced Modern World
“We are so ‘full’ of ourselves that there is no room left for God . . . Let us ask the Lord that we may become vigilant for his presence, that we may hear how softly yet insistently he knocks at the door of our being and willing. Let us ask that we may make room for Him within ourselves . . .”
A ‘Dad’ is Tenth Most Popular Christmas List Request for Children
A ‘dad’ is tenth most popular Christmas list request for children with youngsters happy to forgo the latest iPad, toy or new pet, a survey has found.
The NRA vs. the Second Amendment
This conflict flows from the fact that while government arms deals, shooting sports, and hunting are the lifeblood of the firearms manufacturing industry, those are not the reasons that our Founders saw fit to explicitly acknowledge each citizen’s right to keep and bear arms in the Constitution.