Today, as I was driving home and leaning right (I always lean right when I listen to NPR), I heard another explanation of why taxes should be raised for the rich—i.e., those having an income ... Read More
Reflections on Veterans Day
Today, we celebrated Veterans Day. We held a formal and solemn ceremony at Veritas Academy. I was blessed to be in attendance. Roger St. Germaine, an old friend and a godly example of courage and ... Read More
On the other side of the waterfall?
This last Tuesday might have been an historic election in our country and state. Time will tell. There are a number of different possible outcomes concerning the election. We could see a return of ... Read More
Drug Use Down….Maybe?!!?
You might have seen the encouraging headline in the paper a few days ago: “Drug Use Down at Manheim Township”. Here is a link to the entire story and to the graph behind it:
Life is The Comedy
Thinking today about the famous ending of Purgatory XXVII. Where Virgil says to the Pilgrim Dante:
“No longer wait for what I do or say,
Your judgment is now ... Read More
Technology and Your Child
I have attached a recent article on the number of text messages sent by the average American teenager. I have included it because I want someone to disprove it. I do not want to believe it. The ... Read More
An Interesting Article
As most of you who follow the news will know, Tyler Clementi, a freshman a Rutgers, recently committed suicide after his roommate secretly tapped him in a compromising situation in his dorm room. ... Read More
Boys Will Be Boys, but Will They Be Men?
One of my teachers forwarded this interesting article from the Wall Street Journal. Here it is:
Dancing, Culture, and the Absence of Jesus
Remember, dancing can be good!
Today the paper smacked me as it too often does with another sign that our culture is headed in the wrong direction. The front page story in the Lancaster ... Read More