Giving thanks in secular, holy ways

At Thanksgiving, the secular and religious impulses, usually taken to be antagonists, salute each other respect. Their spheres overlap. The holiday is built around gratitude, which is nothing less than the great human opening to transcendence, however defined. (Full article: 720 words)

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