These words, written by Pilgrim Edward Winslow, are part of one of the sole primary source accounts of the first Thanksgiving in 1621. The Pilgrims hadn’t set out for the New World aboard the ...

As such, Thanksgiving is truly “religious.” And that’s a good thing. More appropriately, the word “religion” also comes from an understanding of the Latin verb religere , which means ...

It’s 12 p.m. on Thursday, November 24, 2022—a.k.a. Thanksgiving Day. Santa Claus’s jolly appearance has just signaled the end of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, but the first football ...

Like all national holidays, Thanksgiving necessitates an action. In this case: Give thanks. There’s no clear path around it. Like all national holidays, Thanksgiving necessitates an action. In this ...

Thanksgiving Day has been celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November since 1942. ... they fled England for the Americas in ...

The word “Eucharist” means thanksgiving. When we celebrate the Eucharist, we are proclaiming God’s mighty acts on our behalf, especially in Jesus’ life, death and resurrection.