Below is an editorial by Father Kenneth Baker, S.J. that first appeared in the November, 2011 issue of The Homiletic and Pastoral Review. Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Day, on the last Thursday in November, is a major event in American culture and life. On this day, most Americans want to be, and try to be, home with their family. The feast is 400 years old, and was made a national holiday by President Lincoln in 1863. In its origins, going back to the pilgrims at Plymouth, Massa