Mother Teresa once said, “At the end of life, we will not be judged by how much money we have made, how many great things we have done. We will be judged by feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, taking in the homeless—hungry not only for bread but hungry for love, naked not only for […]
Everybody benefits from a break now and then. Though ancient Greeks enculturated a multi-day springtime “awakening” tradition, our American custom of spring break began in the late 1930s when a coach from frigid upstate New York took his Colgate swimmers to Florida to gain Olympic-style training in warmer climate. Similarly, professional baseball teams from Philadelphia […]
March often enters like a lion and exits like a lamb, for it is the month in which winter officially turns to spring. The transition is played out as atmospheric pressures and gravitational pulls bring forth weather that vacillates between cold and warmth while air can gust into strong winds or burst into storms. As […]
Twelve years ago, when the new pope, unknown to the world was elected, the first question he was asked by the gathered press was, “Who are you?” He responded by saying, “I am a sinner.” Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) began as a movement in the 1930s in Ohio. At the center was Bill W who, though […]
When fishes flew and forests walked, and figs grew upon thorn, Some moment when the moon was blood, then surely, I was born. With monstrous head and sickening cry and ears like errant wings, The devil’s walking parody on all four-footed things. The tattered outlaw of the earth, of ancient […]
The victory parade route in downtown Kansas City is becoming well known, much like the Mardi Gras parade route in New Orleans each year. This week they are on back-to-back days as the Chiefs accomplished the rare feat of winning back-to-back Super bowls. This time, the mobile celebration falls on Valentine’s Day which also happens […]
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