E veryone can agree that the undeniable stars of turkey day are the beautifully prepared Thanksgiving recipes gracing the table. Granted, they truly are something to be, well, tha ...

Saying grace is the most emblematic tradition of Thanksgiving, a holiday set aside for gratitude. A core tenet of the holiday, giving thanks to God for his blessings was distinctly instructed by ...

When we asked readers to share their table graces, they sent us, like manna from heaven, many unique and beautiful prayers. They ranged from the traditional Catholic blessing of "Bless us, oh Lord, ...

Find today’s readings here. Every night before dinner in my community, we say grace. I get this is not an unusual practice for a religious community—stay with me. There are those who effortlessly ...

This is border-line bad-place, but this is more of a "Miss Manners"-type of question than a "Damn those believers!"-type. I was raised in a pretty religious family -- at least outwardly so, in that ...

Chris Stedman is an atheist religion professor. His sister's a Lutheran. Spiritually, their siblings fall somewhere in between. When they gather for Thanksgiving, they don't say grace as their ...