From the distinctive hum of aluminum tree color wheels to the precise weight of the Sears Wish Book in your hands, these ...

This time of year always makes me think of the Christmas catalog. I’m not talking about the season-specific sale circulars you still get in the mail, but rather the all-encompassing catalogs that used ...

As I turned the calendar from September to October two weeks ago a thought came to me: “It’s time for the Christmas Wish Book to come in the mail!” My heart leaped with joy. And then my heart ...

Columnist recalls the Sears Wish Book, handmade sock monkeys and the simple pleasures of Christmas before today’s ...

On Nov. 25, a day after Thanksgiving, the Miami Herald published the story of 13-year-old José Andino Díaz and his family, who faced eviction while living packed into a sole bedroom they rented in a ...