It is the first Sunday of Advent. Time to put up the Christmas tree. When I was a child, Advent was something others celebrated. My family had no liturgical tradition. I married into a family with a long liturgical church history. They celebrate the seasons of the church year. And I have come to appreciate them. […]
George Santos has been kicked out of the US House of Representatives. Is this good news for American democracy? Santos, as you can read in mind-numbing detail on his Wikipedia page, is a serial liar and faces multiple criminal charges. If that makes someone unfit for elected office, then why is Donald Trump even considered […]
It is Friday. which is the day the New York Times puts a news quiz online. Eleven questions on events of the past week. I’m sure there’s a reason there are 11 questions, not 10, but I haven’t asked. I make sure to take the quiz each Friday, to see how well I have absorbed […]
So many stereotypes in this one – but I laughed. I’ll bet you did too.
It was something no-one expected, except perhaps those closed to him. Former US President Jimmy Carter attended his wife Rosalynn’s funeral on Tuesday. Carter is 99, and has been in hospice care for months. Attending the funeral must have taken all the effort he has left in him. Those around him were probably saying not […]
I first posted this in November 2020 and thought it was worth revisiting. One of the delights about visiting someplace new is learning bits of local history, things you don’t read in history books. I, for example, had never heard of Saint Arbogast. Had you? Walking through Dottingen one afternoon, I visited St. Arbogast’s Chapel […]
I must be getting old – I can’t remember what today’s post was about. While I try to figure it out, just a few things to make you smile. I hope. My sense of humor doesn’t always resonate with others.
A few Biblically themed images for you today, including one with a Christmas theme – even though Advent doesn’t officially start until next Sunday.
Theologically incorrect, but I laughed anyway.
The stores are closed here, but the shopping orgy continues online. I figured, if you can’t beat them, why not join them? Black Friday, the day after American Thanksgiving is the biggest shopping day of the year in the U.S. In the last 20 years or so it has spread into Canada, becoming such a […]
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