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The Wait is Almost Over!
“I can’t take waiting any more!” My nine-year-old son emphatically announced. “I want to open my presents.” “But that is…
Monthly Archives: December, 2011
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Christmas is a Celebration of Human Dignity
Reflections on the miracle of Christmas abound during this final week of preparation for the arrival of the Baby Jesus—our…
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Poem: “Stainless Steel”
Stainless Steel There is a perception, That Jesus’ conception Is the Feast on December the eighth. But such, is deception,…
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Where’s the Pizza?
There are times when I dream of a simple life on the prairie with a family, a horse, a dog,…
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Trashy Novels Move Over: An Interview with Ellen Gable
Shun immorality. Every other sin which a man commits is outside the body; but the immoral man sins against his…
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The Salvation Army Loses Its Sight
From the time of its founding by William Booth, the Salvation Army sought to help the poor, homeless, destitute and…
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Christmas, Christians, and Christ
Some years ago, a class of students was asked to write about the meaning of Christmas. One student wrote, “Christmas…
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Poem: “Morning Star”
Morning Star The silver medal which I wear Weighs not more than dragonflies, Or less, perhaps, the wings, a hair,…
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On Vaclav Havel—and Chris Hitchens
Vaclav Havel is dead. Among other forces and powers, he is among the seven individuals most responsible for peacefully ending…
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Practical Distributism: Subsidiarity and Social Security
Distributism includes the principal of subsidiarity, the idea that the family is the basic unit of society and higher levels…