by Morning Reflections | Dec 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereDuring 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,...
by Morning Reflections | Dec 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereWhat Christmas carol has the distinction of being written in its entirety on Christmas Eve?That would be Silent Night, which sprang from a musical 911 call at St. Nicholas’ Church in Oberndorf,...
by Morning Reflections | Dec 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereIf carolers come to your front door this December, they will likely sing Jingle Bells and We Wish You a Merry Christmas, irrationally demanding that you bring them some figgy pudding (which is pretty...
by Morning Reflections | Dec 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereWhen my two brothers and I came into the world, we each received a security blanket.My older brother Scott got a blue one. My younger brother Bruce got a green one. My security blanket was...
by Morning Reflections | Dec 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereFather 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...
