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The 2027 Holy Year on the Camino de Santiago: What Xacobeo 2027 Means for Pilgrims

Why The Pilgrim’s Table Belongs at Your Book Club’s Table

There are two kinds of book club novels. The first is a book everyone enjoys, and no one remembers a month later. The second is a book that…

Songs to Get Through a Pandemic, #14, Ruby Falls

To be honest, I don’t know if this one gets you through, or if it pulls you down. It’s the remembrance of Katie Crutchfield, who records…

Songs to Get Through a Pandemic #13, I’d Die for You

Margo Price has the kind of voice and taste that gets you crowned as country music’s next big thing, so it’s a bit of a surprise to see…

Songs to Get Through a Pandemic #12, When I Get to Heaven

John Prine’s passing due to COVID-19 is one of the many tragedies of the past year, but Prine had the last laugh with this song, which as…

Songs to Get Through a Pandemic #11, Tell Me When It’s Over

Back in October, 2019, which seems like a decade ago, Virginia and I went with our friends Majid and Mary to Nashville, then headed south…

Songs to Get Through a Pandemic #9, Morning Song

A lot of folks became aware of The Avett Brothers with their almost-perfect album, I and Love and You. So many great songs. But here’s the…

Songs to Get Through a Pandemic #8: Red Wing, Blue Wing

I liked this song, but had never heard of Dead Man Winter and never bothered to learn more. When I decided to include it here, I did some…

Songs to Get Through a Pandemic: The Chain

It shouldn’t have taken TikTok user Dogg Face to remind everyone that Fleetwood Mac created some of the purest pop-rock ever, and this…

Songs to Get You Through a Pandemic, #7

We’re a week in to Songs to Get You Through a Pandemic and I’m going to pull in this upbeat rocker from my favorite musical act of the…

Songs to Get Through a Pandemic #6

You Ain’t the Problem, Michael Kiwanuka

Songs to Get Through a Pandemic #5

Our Problem, Amanda Shires and Co.