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      Pope Francis’ Letter to Israel

      To His Beatitude Fouad Twal, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, I send cordial greetings to you, your brother bishops, and all those gathered in Nazareth as...

      A closet full of suits

      He’ll spend his weekends dressed in ripped jeans and painfully terrible lumberjack shirts. During the weekday evenings he’ll exit his suit after work with...

      A Christmas Carol

      Our December artist, Ben Hastings, is the sixth of ten children and was raised in Texas hill country and grew to adulthood in Alaska. He...

      Why I blog and why you should too

      Computer technology, social media and its users have been stigmatized and blamed for much of the world’s problems. Everything from illiteracy to a decrease...
      By Underwood & Underwood. (War Dept.) [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

      The Power of Thanksgiving

      November 28th was Thanksgiving here in the United States. This year Thanksgiving appears to be the least appreciated holiday of the year. For the...

      The ghost

      “This way,” he said; “mind the steps by the staircase. This house is more crooked and old-fashioned than you would think from its snobbish...

      Wood heat

      Heating a house with skids has always seemed like a good idea to me, since these are free for the asking at almost every...

      St. James the Greater

      Our September artist Andrew Wilson Smith is a freelance sculptor and stone carver, working in a variety of media including cast bronze, plaster, and...

      St. Therese

      Our October artist Sheila Diemert is an artist living and working in Kitchener, Ontario. She enjoys creating art that is uplifting and positive and...

      Found money

      I am always trying to forget what I know—and to find what I don’t know. - G. K. Chesterton When I drive home from work,...