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Falling Into Autumn

October 26, 2013

This morning, autumn finally arrived. The air, both clear and cold, the blue of the sky and the vivid colors …

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Recharging our Spiritual Batteries

June 9, 2013

I don’t usually write about religious or spiritual matters. You always risk opening up debate when you do because there …

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Caps and Gowns

May 25, 2013

Graduation is a time of evolution in a person’s life, a ceremony that marks the transition from one phase of …

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Crossing the Line; Drawing the Line

April 21, 2013

It started on Monday with a horrific explosion in a major urban center and ended on Friday in the almost surrealistic quiet of …

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The Humble Servant

March 13, 2013

It isn’t every day that one sees a Pope elected. In just my own lifetime, there have only been four …

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The Flavors of Love

February 14, 2013

Happy Valentine’s Day! Each year as we approach this day, the word “love” begins to get a lot more attention …

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Life Without Parole

February 12, 2013

Life without parole is usually associated with a prison sentence and when we think of that, the image of a …

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Monday Blues?

January 27, 2013

If you ask most people what their least favorite day of the week is, Monday invariably tends to take home …

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Drinking Life, One K-Cup At a Time

January 23, 2013

Everyone needs a break now and then. It’s been nice to take a creative writing break over the past month …

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Innocence Lost

December 15, 2012

Yesterday, when I heard the news about the shootings that took place in Newtown, Connecticut, I could not even think …

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