The most impactful homily I ever heard in church came from a guest deacon at our local parish. He was a big bear of a man with a sonorous bass voice that he knew how to use to full effect. His talk, which could not have been more than ten minutes long, impressed me deeply […]
America has always loved rags to riches stories. We still like to see nobodies make good trough pluck or pep or whatever name that special quality goes by anymore. It is ironic that a book often cited as the ‘Great American Novel’ is The Great Gatsby, which is about how Ragged Dick gets rich by […]
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
