by Morning Reflections | May 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereNew York City has always been a harrowing place to live.During the 1850s – a long time before the arrival of subways and skyscrapers – the city was deeply unsettled. As depicted in Martin Scorsese’s 2002...
by Morning Reflections | May 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereTom Toro draws cartoons for The New Yorker magazine, long considered the ultimate cartoonists’ showcase. His work springs from his humorous observations concerning the challenges of everyday life, as...
by Morning Reflections | May 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereWinston Churchill loved dinner parties. The World War II-era British Prime Minister savored hearty entrees, tasty desserts, endless rounds of brandy and champagne, and imported Cuban cigars.What Churchill...
by Morning Reflections | May 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereSome people just have a way with words.That includes Muhammad Ali, whose wit, wisdom, and sheer audacity place him near the top of any list of the most “quotable people” in the English language.There wasn’t...
by Morning Reflections | May 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereIt’s hard to overstate the eagerness of many underage men to join America’s armed forces in World War II.Calvin Graham was one of them. In August 1942 he walked into a recruiting station in Fort...
