December 2023

So, what can we expect from 2024?  To be sure, it will be dominated by all things political.  There are the presidential primaries that likely will be a rematch of the two candidates from 2020 that a majority of American dread.  Both are superannuated and have worn thin on many, Read more

Christmas is a season of gift-giving as we celebrate the birth of Jesus.  While Christmas has become very commercialized, it remains a special time of the year.  I like to go gift shopping, normally by myself as I stroll through malls and stores. These days I think about small and Read more

As I sit down to write this week, I am conflicted.  That’s the emotion of our age given our divisions. The chasm between individuals, groups, and political parties is as great as we have seen since the American Civil War.  Moreover, people are not satisfied simply to disagree.  Oh no.  That Read more

After spending much time studying the Middle East, I am—as many of you are—appalled at the October 7 Hamas massacre of innocent Israelis.  I won’t recount the unspeakable horrors, many of which are so violent and depraved that they cannot be discussed in any civil forum. Hamas has proven itself to Read more

The season is changing. Soon we will enter Astronomical winter on the winter solstice on 21 December.  At this writing, an outside temperature of 20 degrees suggests that it has already arrived.  There’s another season that begins this Sunday in the Christian calendar: Advent. Advent is that time during the Church Read more