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Ghost Dancing in December
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Ghost Dancing in December

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Nov 08, 2024
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“The great majority of people will go on observing forms that cannot be explained; they will keep Christmas Day with Christmas gifts and Christmas benedictions; they will continue to do it; and some day suddenly wake up and discover why.”
– G.K. Chesterton, “On Christmas.”

As each holiday season approaches, I am increasingly aware of an emptiness, a sense…

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