Thanksgiving

Faith Seeking Understanding: Thanksgiving, while typically viewed as a secular holiday, offers Christians a liminal moment to pause between the then and now, the old and new, the already and not yet.

Francis, the comic strip: Francis and Brother Leo discuss the history of Thanksgiving.

Listen: NCR columnist Colman McCarthy explains his thoughts on Thanksgiving and how eating animals contributes to climate change, while NCR staff writer Brian Roewe talks about the upcoming COP24 Summit.

NCR Today: It is two days before Thanksgiving and I am just home from the School of the Americas Watch demonstration at Nogales, Arizona, and Nogales, Mexico.

Young Voices: It wasn't her sickness that captivated me, although it was the reason I learned about her. Claire Wineland had a unique and charismatic way of turning hardship into blessing.

The Field Hospital: St. Vincent de Paul Society gears up for Thanksgiving demand; medical and legal clinics at the Oakland's cathedral; readers recommend books about Black Elk.

Eco Catholic: At this time of year, articles tell us how to get along with the Republican or Democrat at the Thanksgiving table. Try this instead.

NCR Today: In the midst of this administration, not to mention all the other woes of our world, there are things to be thankful for.