Holocaust survivor’s story provides powerful message
As an unreformed and unapologetic history junkie, I have had the opportunity to attend lectures given by some fascinating people. I listened to presentations...
Home a place in your heart
Watching the news of Pope Francis’ visit to New York, I smiled, recalling my own recent visit to Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
The...
Cities need less grandiose leadership, more good managers
Candidates for mayor are campaigning all across Indiana, struggling to be known and favored by Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Some of...
RISING FAITH
The life and career of Columbus North’s Ali Patberg has been observed and written about from nearly every angle imaginable. From the time she...
Colts still afloat, but just barely
Three games into the NFL season, here’s what we know about the Indianapolis Colts:
•They won’t go winless.
•They are...
Investing in addiction recovery important
September is National Recovery Month, a time to celebrate the gains made by those in recovery and raise awareness of how essential behavioral health...
Children’s books stretch into nontraditional themes
A long time ago, back when I was spending all my free time immersed in the lands of Oz, following a brave young Hobbit...
Pope hopes mission of love produces kindness
In the evening of March 13, 2013, after the College of Cardinals elected Pope Francis, he appeared on the balcony to speak to the...
Like training for football, there’s training for spiritual life
It is not uncommon for a little boy to have a poster on his bedroom wall of his favorite athlete. In fact, I imagine...
What do we mean in saying representative government?
With a presidential election year fast approaching, we’re in for a lot of public talk about the state of American democracy. Much of that...
