The character Santa Claus is roughly based on the real person St. Nicholas, a 4th century bishop in modern-day Turkey. While Santa Claus has a team of elves who make gifts which he then delivers to children around the world with the help of magical flying reindeer, St. Nicholas is...
It’s hard not to love G. K. Chesterton, with his great wit and incredible one-liners. But did you know he wrote the lyrics for a Christmas carol? He actually wrote a poem with the name “A Christmas Carol” (did you know he wrote poems?!), and people have put the...
Here’s some of what the Apostle of Commonsense had to say about the holy day and season celebrating the birth of Our Lord. [See also: 19 of the Most Refreshingly Commonsensical G.K. Chesterton Quotes] Enjoy! 1) “The great majority of people will go on observing forms that cannot...
