Thanksgiving
Fauci and Collins dispense Thanksgiving COVID-19 advice at cathedral forum
By Adelle M. Banks — November 13, 2020
(RNS) — Infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci advised weighing the risks. National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins said he’s skipping the family gathering this year.
Salvation Army starts red kettle program early amid ‘tsunami of human need’ caused by pandemic
By Adelle M. Banks — September 14, 2020
(RNS) — Some of the people who have been Salvation Army donors in the past are now among those seeking assistance, a national leader says.
Giving thanks for Trump
By Mark Silk — November 26, 2019
A pre-holiday call from my court evangelical.
After synagogue shooting, fresh thoughts on giving thanks
By Ramesh Santanam — November 22, 2018
PITTSBURGH (AP) — How do you summon thankfulness in a family, in a community, when the wounds are so fresh and the grief so hard to bear?
What does having a meal mean for our souls?
By Andrew Greer — November 21, 2018
(RNS) — It is around the table that we learn that we are loved and accepted, but this weekend is a good time to remember that for many around the world, mealtime is not a reality.
Advice to Christians on dealing with family at Thanksgiving
By Russell Moore — November 21, 2018
(RNS) — The family holiday table is no place to separate the wheat from the weeds.
Survivors of California’s unending fires cook up Thanksgiving for latest victims
By Paul O'Donnell — November 20, 2018
(RNS) — Rallying more than 100 volunteers, three women who have lost homes or family members to fires plan to feed 1,000 people on Thanksgiving Day.
Let’s celebrate the Pilgrims (the Puritans not so much)
By Mark Silk — November 22, 2017
(RNS) — The Pilgrims practiced religious tolerance. The Puritans — as 'The Scarlet Letter' and Salem witch trials attest — did not. (COMMENTARY)
Who are you calling a Puritan?
By Kimberly Winston — November 21, 2017
(RNS) — Quick — what's the difference between a Puritan and a Pilgrim? Did either of them actually 'land' at Plymouth Rock? And who sat down for the original Thanksgiving?
Feeling guilty about drinking? Well, ask the saints
By Michael Foley — November 19, 2017
(The Conversation) Alcohol abuse is no laughing matter, but is it sinful to drink and make merry, moderately and responsibly, during a holy season or at any other time?
What is behind the turkey pardoning ritual?
By Jerome Socolovsky — November 24, 2016
Drawing on the long traditions of forgiveness in the world’s religions, this very public act of pardoning reminds us about the important role rituals themselves play in society.
Thanksgiving is a Jewish holiday
By Jeffrey Salkin — November 23, 2016
Who invented Thanksgiving? A famous Jewish doctor in medieval Egypt. Seriously.
Gluttony and the Seven Deadly Sins
By Kimberly Winston — November 22, 2016
(RNS) On Thanksgiving, Americans will try not to make total gluttons of themselves. But why? Why is gluttony considered a danger not only to the body, but the soul?
The ‘Splainer: Why should we give thanks?
By Kimberly Winston — November 24, 2015
(RNS) If the conversation around the turkey starts to get a little heated, think on this: The impulse to give thanks is good for body and soul. Let us 'Splain ...
Can a nation so wounded by its divisions survive? (COMMENTARY)
By Tom Ehrich — November 25, 2014
(RNS) We must ask who we are. Not what advertisers say we are, but who we actually are.
