Even though I left the Catholic Church almost twenty years ago and I still object to various elements of its theology, its structure, its wealth, its treatment of women, and especially its handling of sexual abuse cases, the Catholic Church still holds a special place...
Read MoreAnyone who has known me at any point over the past forty years is aware of my deep appreciation for the brilliance of Bruce Springsteen. It’s not just that I’m a fan—there’s been a deep connection to the core of my being with his music...
Read MoreThere’s a pivotal line in The Railway Man when Colin Firth’s character, Eric Lomax, responds to his former World War II captor and torturer who says that what happened to Lomax and the other POW’s decades earlier was a tragedy. Lomax is appalled and says,...
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