Elizabeth Creith

Dec 23, 2024 | saultstar.com | Elizabeth Creith

Advertisement 1Might be best to enjoy a favourite version, straight or parody, and ‘skip all the poultry’  •   •  Article contentThe 12 days of Christmas run from Christmas to Epiphany, Jan. 6, and cover the time between the birth of Jesus and the arrival of the Magi. Although it’s no longer celebrated as it once was, it’s still an important part of the Christian calendar.

Nov 14, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Elizabeth Creith |Daniel O. Aleman |Laura Nowlin

An ode to the children of migrants who have been taken away. A Mexican American boy takes on heavy responsibilities when his family is torn apart. Mateo’s life is turned upside down the day U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents show up unsuccessfully seeking his Pa at his New York City bodega. The Garcias live in fear until the day both parents are picked up; his Pa is taken to jail and his Ma to a detention center.

Oct 29, 2024 | saultstar.com | Elizabeth Creith

Advertisement 1Humans here need not fear such man-to-wolf creatures as Algoma has plenty of free-range wild prey to choose from and are very likely well-fed  •   •  Article contentWerewolf stories are a staple of horror. Nobody really knows for sure how they started, but they’re very old. Scholars sometimes reference The Epic of Gilgamesh, from about 2100 BCE, as containing the first story of man-to-wolf transformation.

Mar 28, 2024 | saultstar.com | Elizabeth Creith

Advertisement 1Critters closely tied to celebration since 'before Easter was Easter’  •   •  Article contentIf you ask the average person which animal they associate with Easter, very likely the first one on the list will be the rabbit or hare. But there’s another, even more closely tied to Easter, and that is the lamb. In fact, lambs have been associated with Easter since – well, since before Easter was Easter. Advertisement 2Article contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.

Mar 15, 2024 | saultstar.com | Elizabeth Creith

Advertisement 1Someone whose bishop sent them there might have considered the chance of death during a penance worth it to get rid of the ‘weight of guilt’  •   •  Article contentMention St. Patrick and most people will think of Ireland, green beer and shamrocks. How about some real rocks, and the pilgrimage sometimes referred to as the Iron Man of pilgrimages? You think walking the Santiago de Compostela is hard? Try three days and nights of fasting, prayer and kneeling on rocks.