Thanking God at Thanksgiving: 100 Years Ago and Today
COMMENTARY: Thanksgiving Day in the United States has always been, first and foremost, about being thankful to God. That seems worth remembering, at least once a year.
Results from Tag: 'american history'
Robert George on US Society: ‘Our Divisions Are Very Deep’
The Princeton professor, a leading voice for civil discourse, discusses the polarized state of America.
Col. Louis Cook: Operatic Abenaki, US Patriot, Devoted Catholic
COMMENTARY: On June 18, the Continental Army left its winter camp at Valley Forge in pursuit of the retreating Red Coats. With them was Col. Cook, who fought the British in the French and Indian War.
America’s First Thanksgiving Was in Florida — Seriously. It Was!
COMMENTARY: More than 50 years before the Puritans landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Spanish Catholics gave thanks to God with a Mass and meal in St. Augustine.
What If a President Is Too Ill to Serve?
COMMENTARY: As physical fitness has recently become an issue in the 2016 presidential race, it's worth looking at past presidents who took ill during their service.
Unexpected American Catholics
COMMENTARY: Long before there was a Catholic voting bloc, American Catholics made their presence known in unexpected ways and in unexpected places.
John Quincy Adams: A Model for 21st-Century US Politicians
COMMENTARY: The last Puritan statesman and the 2016 conventions
