We are the Holy Communion people

My mother-in-law, Ann, has lived with me for the past fifteen years.

I know this kind of arrangement wouldn’t work for everyone, but it did for Karen and me. Mom was truly one of my best friends.

She died at home on Saturday in Karen’s arms…

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Top 10 anagrams of the day

What is an anagram? It is simply a form of wordplay.

You take letters from a word and rearrange them to create a new word or phrase. Here are my top favorites for today, from an e-mail that came in this morning:

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Dr. Ben’s altruism shames Hillary

What a contrast.

Dr. Benjamin Carson is a self-made man. Born into abject poverty and nurtured by the tough love of his mother, he became a world famous neurosurgeon.

On the other hand, most would not consider Hillary Clinton a self-made woman…

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Nasty white people

White people are scum.

Michelle Obama doesn’t quite put it that way. But in a recent commencement address at a primarily black college, she expressed her revulsion:

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ABC: We’re fine with Stephanopoulos’ bias

George Stephanopoulos gave $50,000 to the Clinton Foundation.

Is that information relevant when, let’s say, Mr. Stephanopoulos is interviewing the guy who wrote a book on the subject (Clinton Cash) which suggests the foundation is nothing but a Clinton slush fund?

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Feel happy, spend some time in Cana

Politics make me mad. Religion makes me happy.

I write about them both on this blog because the subjects are interconnected. So-called same-sex marriage aggravates me because it corrupts both the timeless secular and religious definitions of marriage, which is based on the fruit of the union of one man and one woman: children.

On the other hand, the beautiful scriptural account of the Wedding at Cana makes me happy, because it showcases God’s love for us in profound and varied ways.

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