Our publishing house team joins in the applause for Col. Worthy
AND WE ALSO WANT TO LIFT UP OTHER GROUND-BREAKERS who were honored along with Col. Worthy, aka The Black Knight, including the late Oleda Joure-Christides—a pioneering woman who served in World War I and then campaigned afterward for the rights of women. Please, enjoy our cover story celebrating such accomplishments and you may also want to order a book or two for your holiday shopping list! And consider sharing this story with friends via social media and email.
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Holidays & Festivals
Welcome St. Nicholas, Tuesday
EARLY IN DECEMBER, around the world, millions of families welcome St. Nicholas, as Holidays & Festivals columnist Stephanie Fenton reports. AND THERE’s NEWS about the real St. Nicholas, this year, as Stephanie reports: “Earlier this year, archaeologists announced the discovery of the original burial place of St. Nicholas—underneath a church in the Antalya province, in Turkey.”
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Catholics Celebrate Mary’s Immaculate Conception
ONE OF THE MOST COLORFUL CATHOLIC FESTIVALS, in some parts of the world, the feast of the Immaculate Conception historically has been a distinguishing feature between Catholic dogma and beliefs about Mary in the Protestant world, as Stephanie Fenton reports.
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Take a healthy step in National Cancer Screen Week
THE HEALTHIEST NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION you can make is to schedule your cancer screening! That’s the word today from Howard Brown—Cancer Screening Week’s colorectal cancer ambassador. In his column, Howard also shares links to a couple of valuable resources that are free to download from reminder posters to his own Guide to Resiliency.
What are we really saying in our holiday greetings?
RABBI LENORE BOHM explores the Jewish legacy of greetings for holidays, festivals and special occasions in our life. Perhaps, she argues, “Happy” isn’t the most meaningful word to choose.
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And, more from our community of authors …
‘On Love, Loss and the Meaning of Giving’
VETERAN JOURNALIST MARTIN DAVIS, the author of 30 Days with America’s High School Coaches, now writes to a worldwide audience via his role as the Editorial Page Editor of The Free Lance Star in Fredericksburg, Virginia. From newspapers coast to coast, that has been a noble vocation in journalism that stretches back through American history. If you’re not already a regular “follower” of Martin’s columns in the Free Lance Star, then you’re missing out on real gems in your “inbox.” This week, Martin reflects on both the pain of loss—an acute part of our lives, these days—and the timeless impulse to give back. Enjoy his column and you may want to pass that link along to friends.
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Please, ‘Give the Gift of Wisdom, Hope and Resilience’—
MARTIN DAVIS also is featured as one of the authors in our 2022 Holiday Gift Guide featuring great choices for Hanukkah and Christmas giving. If you act this week, there’s still plenty of time to receive these books to make your friends and loved ones smile at the holidays.
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WANT TO SEE ALL OF THE UPCOMING HOLIDAYS & FESTIVALS?—It’s easy to find our annual calendar of global observances. Just remember the web address: InterfaithHolidays.com
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If you’re giving the gift of reading this year—
Please, join us at Goodreads!
IN OUR FRONT EDGE PUBLISHING COLUMN, this week, Marketing Director Susan Stitt explains why Goodreads is such a marvelous place to meet readers—and why prospective authors should join even before finishing a manuscript.
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Click on this image to learn more about the free Zoom discussion on Tuesday, December 6.
Faith & Film
ED McNULTY, for decades, has published reviews, magazine articles and books exploring connections between faith and film. Most of his work is freely published. Ed supports his work by selling the Visual Parables Journal, a monthly magazine packed with discussion guides to films. This resource is used coast-to-coast by individuals who love the movies and by educators, clergy and small-group leaders.
Here are some of Ed’s most recent free reviews and columns:
- I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO—This week, Ed McNulty is inviting our readers to join in a free online discussion, via Zoom, on Tuesday (Dec 6) in either the afternoon or the evening—exploring the powerful 2016 movie, I Am Not Your Negro. The film, based on work by James Baldwin, is streaming now on Amazon.
- SHE SAID—(In theaters) “If ever one doubted the importance of a free press, this film centering on two NY Times reporters should be invoked!“
- GOOD NIGHT OPPY—(Streaming on Amazon) “Ryan White’s delightful documentary is a good companion for Wall-E, due to the NASA engineers treating their two Mars rovers like they were their children.”
- CALL JANE—(In theaters; streaming on various services) “Director Phyllis Nagy takes us back to the Chicago of 1968 in this story about an underground cadre of women who provided safe abortions for desperate women.”
- BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER—(In theaters; coming to Disney+) “The Black Panther sequel is both impressive and, if you are not an avid fan of the super hero genre (like me) confusing at times.”
- ARMAGEDDON TIME—(In theaters) “Eleven-year-old aspiring artist Paul Graff (Banks Repeta) is the protagonist in this semi-autobiographical coming-of-age memoir movie set in Flushing, Queens, New York, in 1980s, co-starring Anthony Hopkins as Paul’s grandfather.”
- CAUSEWAY—(Streaming on Apple+) “The story of a wounded warrior, played by Jennifer Lawrence, who still is struggling when she returns to her native New Orleans.”
- TICKET TO PARADISE—(In theaters; coming to Peacock) “The main reason for seeing it is to watch two pros, Julia Roberts and George Clooney, go through their paces in a story about as believable as anything from the Brothers Grimm.”
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