GRAVEN IMAGES
We have a statue of St. Francis in our flower garden. So far no one has attempted to topple it.
HAPPINESS
My birthday, last Sunday, was nearly a most unhappy one. I started the day on the edge of despair.
BORN ON THE 5TH OF JULY
I was born on the 5th of July. It’s an unremarkable date.
BORN INNOCENT (What happened?)
I was not born a racist. I was not born a misogynist. I was not born a homophobe.
FOR MOTHERS (On Father’s Day)
A bear waddled through our yard just after midnight last Sunday night. And that just doesn’t happen every day.
RACISM IS SIN
This past Sunday I stood with 500 people under a bright sun at the rally for Social Justice in Charles Town.
EXPLOSIVE DEVICE
On Monday, June 1, 2020, at 7:10 p.m. Eastern Time, the president of the United States of America held up a Bible.
HOW TO STOP A REBELLION
I have two grandsons. They live in Boonsboro. Far enough not to see (or hear) them everyday.
TRUST SCIENCE
And beware of quacks!!
WORK THE DREAM
No wish, no dream, no messiah will save us.
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WITH THE ONE YOU LOVE
Something notable happened this month that merits an early return from my sabbatical.
SEE YOU IN NOVEMBER
I reached a personal milestone yesterday. Alas, there were no fireworks and no parades.
O JOGO BONITO
Soccer is a beautiful game, my sons told me years ago. I couldn’t see what they saw, but I’m beginning to.
BEYOND REASON
I'm a soccer fan but not a fanatic. Alas, the game releases the inner barbarian.