Blessed be God now and forever.” — “Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers” “Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his ...

Not surprisingly, praise and gratitude are inescapable themes in this genre – whether or not they evoke a Thanksgiving feast.

John Adams thought that his Thanksgiving proclamation cost him reelection. Or at least that’s what he told Benjamin Rush in an 1812 letter. During his term in office, Adams had asked that ...

Thanksgiving gives Americans an opportunity ... declaring the last Thursday in November a day of “thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the heavens,” as well as ...