Being Good For Goodness’ Sake

In the Bleak Midwinter Christina Rosetti

One of my all-time favorite comic strips is Calvin & Hobbes, following the adventures of a bright but mischievous six year-old boy named Calvin and his stuffed tiger, a.k.a. imaginary friend, Hobbes. Every Christmas, poor Calvin is a tortured soul, torn between his desire to be “good” so that Santa will bring him lots of […]