by Morning Reflections | Feb 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Today is Mardi Gras. Fat Tuesday. The last day before Ash Wednesday and the quiet, reflective, self-denying season of Lent. Traditionally Mardi Gras became the day to clear one’s pantry shelves of sugars...
by Morning Reflections | Feb 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here The Winter Olympics of Milano-Cortina was supposed to yield the greatest harvest of American gold medals of the past three decades. Instead, many of America’s made-for-TV superstars have experienced...
by Morning Reflections | Feb 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here He’s back. The last time we saw The Most Interesting Man in the World, he was boarding a rocket holding a one-way ticket to Mars. As he waved goodbye to the people of Earth, the narrator of the 30-second...
by Morning Reflections | Feb 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here In the long-running CBS reality show Survivor, the worst thing that can happen to a contestant is being voted off the island. When it came to the reality of being incarcerated in America’s most secure...
by Morning Reflections | Feb 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here How Much Land Does a Man Need? That’s the title of a short story written in 1886 by the Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy. It’s only a few pages long. But James Joyce, one of the 20th...
by Morning Reflections | Feb 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Last week, Mary Sue and I watched an hour-long special on the state of Indiana. We were born in the Hoosier state and have lived here most of our lives. We cherish genuine affection for this place – the...
