The day after the murder of Martin Luther King Jr., Robert Kennedy gave a short speech in Cleveland. It is worth noting that he was assassinated just two months later. Whatever you think of the Kennedys and their politics, it was a speech that cut...
There are times when every adult has to return to fairy tales. At least I find that to be true. For a dose of courage, or just plain enjoyment, a fairy tale is hard to beat. I particularly love C. S. Lewis’s Narnia series, with its Gospel-inspired...
Human beings always look back on their lives and remember both the good and the bad, and feel keenly the joys and regrets of life. This year I remembered a time around Easter when I was nine or ten years old. As a child in a family with an alcoholic...
“So, what do you think of what’s going on in the United States with the election?” It’s a question my Australian friends seem to enjoy asking me these days. I tell them I’m embarrassed by it. I’ve lived in Australia for seventeen years, but I am...
