Tag Archives: America

Independence Day, 250 Years Later

Two and a half centuries back, quite a few English subjects who were living in colonies strung along North America’s east cast had become fed up. Thoroughly. Like pretty much anything else involving humans, it’s complicated. It wasn’t just paying … Continue reading

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War, Feelings, Jesus, and Making Sense

How I feel about a colorful and imaginative image of the American president. More to the point, what I think about what has been happening. Continue reading

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Politics, Poppycock, and a Mess in Minnesota

Minnesota and Minneapolis have been national news for more than a month now. This is my home state. I’m not happy about what’s in the news, and concerned about what’s dropped out of the news. Ignoring the mess isn’t an … Continue reading

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A New Archbishop: Cooperation and Making Sense

We got a new pope this year, Leo XIV. Now we’ve got a new archbishop for the Archdiocese of New York. Already I’m seeing the all-too-predictable headlines. I also noticed this excerpt from a transcript of a five-minute interview, complete … Continue reading

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Comfort For a Recovering English Teacher

My memory, like my father’s, is occasionally creative. I remembered a someone writing that England’s public schools were dedicated to the idea “…that Tennyson would never happen again….” Then, recently, I started re-reading a Wodehouse book. “…It was almost as … Continue reading

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