The Shroud of Turin
The True Story Behind the X in X-Mas When I was a little girl in the 1950’s, I remember one of the stores in our small Georgia town having a sign outside that said “X-MAS SALE.” My mom hated that sign. She pointed it out every time we went shopping making sure we knew how Read More
Halloween: Spunky Monks, Vampires, and the Reformation I post this article each year for my online students. Here it is again. Hope you enjoy! To understand Halloween, first you need to know about a Catholic holiday–or holy day–that is still celebrated today by Catholics (and some other churches) around the world. It is called All Saints Read More
Read Baktar for Halloween! One of my books is a kind of crazy story within a story about a black cat called Tar who actually turns out to be more than just a cat. And it’s also about Baktar, ancestor of Tar, who lived among the ancient Incas. Baktar, A Tale From the Andes makes Read More
The Brothers Grimm–More Than Just Fairy Tales I have recently been reading one or two of the original Grimm brothers’ fairy tales every morning with my coffee. A friend loaned me a beautiful hardback edition to which Maurice Sendak contributed his always imaginative and delightful illustrations. The book is called The Juniper Tree and Other Read More
