A SIMPLE SUGGESTION FOR GOD
I woke up the other day with a couple of aches and pains that Grace attributed to my getting old. "Is this what I have to look forward...
GOOD PARENTING LESSONS
Here are a few nuggets worth passing on to the next generation. Always listen to the wise advice your wife imparts to the children. ...
OUR CHRONIC HOLIDAY GLUT
As in years past, 2023 will enjoy 11 legal holidays. That averages out to about a break day every 33 days or so. While at first blush...
HOW WISE WERE THE THREE MAGI?
Christmas season is now over. Tradition tells us the three wise men visited the Holy Family on the 12th day of Christmas. Today, by the...
WE (STILL) NEED A LITTLE CHRISTMAS
Look at the state of the world and it's obvious we still, as the song goes, "Need a little Christmas." That must certainly be true of the...
CHRISTMAS IN THE METAVERSE
Every year I write a Christmas short story for Facebook friends, posting it in installments starting on December 1. On periodic days the...
Keep the X in XMAS
Remember the iconic scene from 50 years past in A Charlie Brown Christmas where Charlie reads from the Gospel of Luke? That would never...
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
1. Christmas Eve, Present Day. No visions of sugar plums danced in their heads, for the simple reason the children were too old to be...
ONE GOOD THING TO COME OUT OF FRANCE
I am not a fan of the French. Their blatant anti-Americanism appalls me. Having said that, my wife introduced me to a charming Christmas...
