Thanksgiving
The secret recipe for Thanksgiving leftovers
By Jeffrey Salkin — November 24, 2023
(RNS) — May you know when to eat the leftovers, and when to make the compost pile, and may God give you the wisdom to know the difference.
Best of: The Revolutionary Power of a Shared Meal + Alissa Wilkinson
By Roxanne Stone — November 22, 2023
For this Thanksgiving, we return to a favorite episode about food, hosting and the power of conversations around a dinner table.
How to talk about the Israel-Hamas conflict at Thanksgiving
By Jeffrey Salkin — November 22, 2023
(RNS) — How to avoid toxic conversations at Thanksgiving. Here is a prayer that you can use.
In America, national parks are more than scenic − they’re sacred. But they were created at a cost to Native Americans
By Thomas S. Bremer — November 22, 2023
(The Conversation) — The idea of Manifest Destiny inspired Americans to push west, leading to the creation of the first national parks. But those beliefs spelled removal for many Native American groups.
Thanksgiving stories gloss over the history of US settlement on Native lands
By Lisa Michelle King — November 21, 2023
(The Conversation) — A scholar of Native American and Indigenous rhetorics writes about the harm done to Native American nations through colonization and what can be done to reduce it.
In ‘We of Little Faith,’ Kate Cohen celebrates the meaning of life as an atheist
By Bob Smietana — October 3, 2023
(RNS) — Part memoir, part guide to a meaningful life without God, 'We of Little Faith' imagines the possibilities that arise when people are honest about what they believe and what they don't believe.
The simple faith of gathering together and giving thanks
By Jacob Lupfer — November 23, 2022
(RNS) — These hymns ring loud in my consciousness after other trappings of devotion have fallen away.
Pilgrims, not patriots
By Tracy McKenzie — November 22, 2022
(RNS) — The Pilgrims thought of themselves as temporary travelers in a world that was not their home.
What’s on America’s Thanksgiving menu? Start with religious diversity.
By Monique Parsons — November 25, 2021
(RNS) — This year, invite your guests to share the stories of their diverse faiths.
On a second COVID-19 Thanksgiving, how to find room for thanks
By Beth Kissileff — November 24, 2021
(RNS) — We can’t always immediately see the possibilities for growth that come out of a negative situation.
No, Thanksgiving is not Sukkot
By Jeffrey Salkin — November 24, 2021
(RNS) — Actually, the Jewish connection is much cooler than we had thought.
Thanksgiving turkey giveaway honors slain rapper Young Dolph
By Adrian Sainz — November 21, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Friends and associates of slain rapper Young Dolph handed out Thanksgiving turkeys at a neighborhood church Friday in Memphis, Tennessee, two days after he was gunned down in broad daylight inside his favorite bakery. Known for acts of charity in his hometown, the hip-hop artist and label owner had helped organize […]
Yes, Charlie Kirk, we can be thankful for an imperfect America this Thanksgiving
By Shane Claiborne — November 25, 2020
(RNS) — We can be both thankful for what America is … and impatiently hopeful for what America could be.
Thanksgiving has always been about grief. Pass the mashed potatoes.
By Jana Riess — November 24, 2020
(RNS) — Marking both grief and gratitude isn’t antithetical to the Thanksgiving holiday; in fact, it’s baked into its very history.
Mormon prophet says to ‘flood social media’ with gratitude this Thanksgiving week
By Jana Riess — November 20, 2020
(RNS) — “Counting our blessings is far better than recounting our problems,” LDS President Nelson said.
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