I don't mean to ruin your March holiday, but the "Saint" celebrated in Ireland wasn't Irish. Check the backstory of this runaway captive...

English has so many interesting words and phrases that I often wonder how anyone learns it if it is not their first language. I mean,...

Where I am it's been cold and wet for several months now. Some people retreated indoors for exercise rather than face the elements....

In 235 years the US has had 46 presidents. Not bad compared to many other countries. Perhaps that's one reason to celebrate Presidents'...

What an odd coincidence. February 14, 2024 is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of a time of fasting and repentance, as well as another...

Here comes Lunar New Year again with a bang! Do a brain warmup with my new crossword puzzle. Print the puzzle or the solution.

Are you looking forward to an extra work day this month? Probably not, but we get one anyway courtesy of Julius Caesar and others. As it...

A recent crossword I solved had a 7-letter answer with the clue something like "Someone who doesn't serve an average joe?" In case you...

Welcome to new friends who just joined us over the holidays. It's a pleasure to share my crosswords with people who have known me for...

So here we are, several weeks after Christmas Day with no crossword puzzle. Many Christians are celebrating Epiphany and singing hymns...

So what's the big idea about 1/1? Seems like astrologers, astronomers, Mayan priests, Persian sages, Chinese scholars . . . well, lots of...

Stille Nacht. Noche de paz. Malam kudus. Douce nuit. Тиха ніч. Cicha noc. Ever since the early 1800s one carol has inspired many people...

So many wonderful songs; so little time! The Christian celebration of Christmas has a rich tradition of group singing about the wonderful...

The 3rd Sunday of the Christian celebration of Advent features something better than happiness. EnJOY the puzzle Print the puzzle or the...

My pastor recently sent a note to our church about peace. He quoted many famous people and noted that people typically think peace is the...

Today's crossword features the theme of Hanukkah, the annual Jewish celebration of light. Even today, many people long for an eternal...

December 7 reminds the US of the attack in Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Although many years have passed and hardly any survivors of the attack...

They escaped from Egypt after hundreds of years of slavery. They entered their promised homeland after many years of wandering through...

"He's coming!" "Help is on the way!" "At last . . ." For about 1 billion people in the world, we are about to start an important annual...

As the days get shorter (up here in the Northern Hemisphere anyway) and the weather gets gloomier (up here in the Pacific Northwest...