Behold, the Fruitcake by Tom Chiarella

Behold, the Fruitcake

What a Much-Maligned Baked Good Can Teach Us About Faith

By Tom Chiarella
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the December 2008 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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Why the fruitcake? Tom Chiarella thinks a delicious pastry can teach us a thing or two about faith.

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