Monthly Archives: December 2021

Black Friday has been around for several years now and in the last few years Cyber Monday has joined the ranks.  Last week I learned there is now a day to celebrate called Giving Tuesday.  The first two “special” days … Continue reading →

     I have been reading a little book by author Jen Hatmaker titled The 7 Days of Christmas.  It is based on her longer book called 7.  Yes, just “7”.  I haven’t read the longer version.  I am being challenged … Continue reading →

Here’s a marvelous quotation from Thomas Merton. “Into this World, this demented inn, in which there is absolutely no room for Him at all, Christ has come uninvited.  But because He cannot be at home in it, because He is … Continue reading →

I have to admit, the Christmas season is a challenge for me.  We get so caught up in the trees, lights, shopping for gifts and celebrations. There is so much stress!  Don’t get me wrong, it is wonderful to be … Continue reading →

George Carlin was certainly not clean or reverent in his comedy. But he was sharp and spot-on with his observances of life. The best stand-up comics simply comment on the everyday stuff. That was exactly the name of one of … Continue reading →

The year was 1849.  Edmund Sears, a parish minister in Massachusetts, condemned the evil of slavery.  His arguments against it were so strong, they were published and circulated among abolitionists.  In his despair that year, he penned a melancholy reflection … Continue reading →

Four Sundays before Christmas, Advent is celebrated.  Anticipation heightens.  Children eagerly open the little doors on Advent calendars.  The countdown has begun. Yes, we know our Savior’s birth is going to be celebrated on Christmas.  The Bible story tells us that shepherds came to … Continue reading →

We are only two weeks away from Christmas.  The days will pass quickly and it will be here in the blink of an eye.  We are already seeing the beautiful lights and decorations, hearing the familiar strains of Christmas music … Continue reading →

I have always loved the time before Christmas.  I love the anticipation, the preparation, the hustle and bustle. I love the weather.  I love the Advent candles.  I love the music-love to sing and play carols all year long.  I … Continue reading →

I am always horrified by the atrocities committed by the Nazis. In July, 1944, Father Alfred Delp was arrested and tortured by the Gestapo. While he was held in Tegel prison awaiting what would be a mock trial, he managed … Continue reading →