by Morning Reflections | Apr 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click herePope Francis, who stepped into the next world just a few hours after Easter, was a different kind of leader.In a world where presidents, pastors, and CEO’s all too often become autocratic and...
by Morning Reflections | Apr 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
When I was 10 years old, the coach of my summer softball team spoke to me some of the most heartening words I have ever heard.“You have been chosen to be on the All-Star team. And the other coaches and I have been talking, and we want you to be the starting pitcher.”...
by Morning Reflections | Mar 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
During the heyday of the Roman Empire, the word of the paterfamilias – the primary male in a local household – was law.Roman households could exceed 100 individuals, including the paterfamilias and his wife, their children and grandchildren, various servants and...
by Morning Reflections | Dec 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
During the heart of the Depression, American folklorist John Jacob Niles was sampling original music of Appalachian hill folk.While passing through the rustic town of Murphy, North Carolina, in July 1933, Niles paused to attend a revivalist rally.The Morgan family,...
