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November 2016

November 21, 2016
I recklessly thought that if something could save this election, it would be the faithfulness of...
November 18, 2016
Not long ago, in the middle of the political campaign that ended last week, I...
November 16, 2016
I’m going out on a limb here—way out. I like time changes. This year Daylight...
November 14, 2016
Jesus spoke the truth AND confronted those who used their position to justify their lies,...
November 11, 2016
The gospel reading for last Sunday was the Beatitudes from Matthew's gospel. It seems appropriate...
November 07, 2016
A Facebook friend, who has helped the traffic on this blog increase exponentially over the...
November 05, 2016
Over the years I have developed dozens of strategies for getting students to participate in...

October 2016

October 26, 2016
Voltaire once said that if God did not exist, we would have to invent him....
October 21, 2016
One of the most reliable ways to deaden a lively conversation in class is to...
October 19, 2016
Dear Dr. Morgan: I’m writing to let you know that I won’t be in class...
October 14, 2016
I suppose that, given that Halloween is only a couple of weeks away, we should...
October 12, 2016
Autumn is my favorite season of the year, and October is my favorite month. This...
October 05, 2016
I am a fan of all New England pro sports teams, but my attachment to...

September 2016

September 30, 2016
In Milos Forman’s 1984 Academy Award winning film Amadeus, Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II, played...
September 26, 2016
The heart of Providence College’s core curriculum is the Development of Western Civilization (DWC) program,...
September 23, 2016
As I wait impatiently for my sabbatical that is under contract with a publisher to...
September 19, 2016
Last Friday I attended a talk on campus by civil rights lawyer and and law...
September 16, 2016
A few years ago, Jeanne returned from a weekend with a friend in Vermont with...
September 14, 2016
I love The Onion. A couple of weeks ago they reported on a sad event...
September 08, 2016
Every year the world is invaded by millions of tiny barbarians. We call them “children.” ...
September 06, 2016
Last Thursday, in just our second class of the semester, I had the opportunity to...
September 05, 2016
Not long ago, I read a Huffington Post article summarizing the results of what a bunch...
September 02, 2016
Each of us can point to a time (or several times) in our past when...

August 2016

August 31, 2016
Just about seven years ago, on a beautiful summer morning very similar to the ones we...
August 29, 2016
Today is the first day of the semester at my college. I have been anticipating...
August 26, 2016
Although I read incessantly, I don’t read a lot of magazines. The only magazine I...
August 19, 2016
He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water (Psa 1:3) Those...
August 17, 2016
If you are fond of a cup, say “I am fond of a cup!” For...
August 15, 2016
It often is a surprise to those who know that I am a college professor...
August 14, 2016
Four years ago this month, I finally followed the advice of several people whose opinions...
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