By Michael Patrick O’Brien– My wife and I had amazing existential bookends in Arizona near the beginning and at the end of 2024. In December 2023, we visited Tucson and…
Posts published in December 2024
By Michael Patrick O’Brien– Finding a place for both Jesus and Santa Claus at Christmas time can be challenging. The secular holiday largely ignores Jesus. The Christian celebration often forgets…
By Michael Patrick O’Brien– While doing some research for a novel I am writing, I stumbled on some fascinating facts about the legal history of Christmas. “Legal” may not be…
By Michael Patrick O’Brien– I’ve never seen chestnuts roasting on an open fire, nor eaten any of them, but every December they make me think of Christmas. That’s because my…
By Michael Patrick O’Brien– As a young boy watching the 1971 film Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, I dreamed that someday I’d get my own tour of a candy…