I have always loved to sing. I never had lessons, do not read music, and I have only average talent. Nevertheless, I really enjoy singing. In the fourth grade I was picked to sing a solo in or school’s Christmas pageant. I belted it out with considerable gusto. I spent the winter of 1939-40 in […]
We are gifted with amazing sounds during the Christmas season. It fills my soul with joy to hear magnificent choruses and carols such as Adeste Fideles, Joy to the World, Silent Night, and other worshipful tributes to the birth of our Savior. We are truly blessed by this wonderful music. Last evening I was particularly […]
Faith vs reason is the third major area of disagreement between progressives and conservatives. This is a generalization, of course, but progressives usually have a negative view of organized religion and are especially hostile towards Christian conservatives. They are offended by the Bible’s stultifying pronouncements on such subjects as sexual morality and family relationships. They […]
This is the second of my two articles about the conservative vs progressive divide. In the first article (Common Ground, Common Good) I discussed the differences in economic philosophies. In this one I write of the differing attitudes about government. In many ways this issue divides conservatives and progressives even more than economics, and it […]
When I peruse a liberal/progressive website, I am amazed by the amount of hateful invective hurled at us conservatives. The same hate is often hurled at progressives on our own websites. I did not realize that we were such bad people. After all, most citizens, conservatives and progressives, want what is the very best for […]
At our family reunion in July this year we distributed a two-page display covering the first two generations of our family. For the benefit of those who could not come to Junaluska, I am attaching a copy of that handout. As introduction, let me explain that our family is a mingling of four different families […]
Some days will never be forgotten. We were approaching year’s end, and people were making preparations for the coming Christmas holiday. Conflict was raging in Europe, and German troops were laying siege to Leningrad and appeared poised to take Moscow. We were giving materiel support to Britain and the Soviet Union, and our navy was […]
The Rittenhouse affair exposed the deep divide that threatens to tear our nation apart. Leftist activists ignored plain evidence in this case and described Rittenhouse as a murderous vigilante. Many of them obviously wished to hang him from the first available tree. To those on the right, Rittenhouse was a hero for attempting to defend […]
I do not often say this, but Hillary Clinton is right. In a recent appearance on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show” the former Secretary of State voiced her opinion that Donald Trump supporters feared “civil rights and human rights, the cultural changes.” Clinton said, “I do think that we are facing a crisis of democracy, […]
Michaelangelo’s Pieta Two new pieces of art are on display at the Catholic University of America, in Washington, D.C., that depict George Floyd as Jesus Christ lying in the arms of the Virgin Mary – a reimagining of Michaelangelo’s famous Pieta. In my May 29 post entitled “Canonization”, I stated that any black man who […]
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