New Year resolutions

What will yours be? To perhaps lose some weight? Statistics show that weight loss, getting in shape, and other such related items are the number one resolution that folks make for the New Year. This is going to be the year that you finally drop those extra 10, 20, 50, 80 pounds and whip your … Continue reading New Year resolutions

Another Auld Lang Syne

In 1788, 29-year old Scottish poet Robert Burns sat himself down and wrote a poem that he titled 'Auld Lang Syne', which would literally translate today into "old long since", "long long ago", or even "days gone by." It was similar in phrasing and verse to a 1711 work by James Watson, and Burns himself … Continue reading Another Auld Lang Syne

2008 American of the Year: George W. Bush

George W. Bush is winding down the final three weeks of an eventful pair of terms as the President of the United States. For the past seven of those years, the President has been under as heavy a burden as any American leader before him. That burden of trying to protect and defend America following … Continue reading 2008 American of the Year: George W. Bush

I told me so

I hate to write about the same thing so close together, but after writing about the Eagles just a couple of days ago, here we go again. That was the title of my article on Saturday: 'Here We Go Again', relating to the resumption of the Eagles rivalry with the Dallas Cowboys in the season … Continue reading I told me so

TV Watch: The Journey Home

There is a regular weekly television program on EWTN called 'The Journey Home', and during this program various individuals are highlighted who each have made that 'journey home' to the Catholic Church from some other religious denomination. The program is inspirational both for Catholics and for those of other Christian faiths, as well as for … Continue reading TV Watch: The Journey Home