That debt and sin are synonymous in Christian thought and liturgy might help explain the righteousness of Tea Party discourse, as well as the genuflections…
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“The Possible’s slow fuse is lit By the Imagination.” — Emily Dickinson While following a seemingly insignificant line of thought I will suddenly find…
One of the drawbacks of dividing my time between Spy Rock and the city was the rigmarole I had to go through every time I…
I have a hobby of reading war correspondent dispatches. I got addicted when I started reading Ernie Pyle's book ‘Brave Men.’ I have since gained…
Again to immeasurable delight, baseball was a serious undertaking at Camp Fed. Slow-pitch softball rather than the purist form of hardball, but there was an…
Start with Obama. Of course he blew it. Whether by artful design or by sheer timidity is immaterial. He blew it. Two days before the…
Nothing like having your car repossessed while your mother’s in town for a visit. On a bright sunny morning in June, my life soon became…
Sometimes I get the feeling I say all the same things in these blog posts. Other times, I go back and read them and realize,…
It's one of the toughest yet most vital jobs of all — caring for the millions of elderly Americans who, though infirm, remain in their…
“Oh, the women, the women!” cried the old soldier. “I know them by their romantic imagination. Everything that savors of mystery charms them.” — Alexandre…
Three decades ago, medical and public health students at UCLA were sometimes taken on a tour of an old hospital ward, previously dedicated to women suffering the aftereffects of illegal abortions.