Mary Harrington

Mary Harrington

This Broken World Is Holy

On the end of progress, and the return of hope

Mary Harrington's avatar
Mary Harrington
Dec 24, 2025
∙ Paid
From a Fiery Furnace and a Lion's Den to a Star in the East — St. Basil the  Great Greek Orthodox Church

I was going to write something about Bonnie Blue this week. Then I opened the draft to finish it and realised no: I just can’t. Not this week, and not when the headlines already feels so grim, so much of the time. I refuse to make your inbox even grimmer, by adding Bonnie Blue to it the day before Christmas.

Share

Last Sunday was the shortest of the year. The …

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Mary Harrington to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2026 Mary Harrington · Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture