by Morning Reflections | Dec 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
Which traditional Christmas carol is not really a carol at all? That would be Joy to the World. This 1719 song, which is based on Psalm 98, makes no reference to the standard images of Christmas and was originally intended to be sung year-round. But...
by Morning Reflections | Nov 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
Father Gregory Boyle directs Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, arguably the world’s most successful ministry to the members of inner city gangs. He is inundated by opportunities to speak around the country. It’s no surprise that he sometimes falls back on the...
by Morning Reflections | Nov 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
Who knew that a seven-inch tall owl could become a national symbol of resilience? The lumberjacks who felled the 72-foot Norway spruce destined to become this year’s iconic Rockefeller Center Christmas tree somehow overlooked the presence of a northern saw-whet...
by Morning Reflections | Nov 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
His name was Tisquantum and he was a member of the Pawtuxet tribe of coastal Massachusetts.The English colonists, who got to know him well, could never pronounce his name correctly. They called him Squanto. It’s safe to say that apart from him we wouldn’t...
by Morning Reflections | Nov 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
This year marks the 400th anniversary of one of America’s most famous founding stories.Between September 16 and November 9, 1620, the Mayflower completed a perilous 66-day voyage from Plymouth, England to the shores of Cape Cod. Along the way the small vessel...
