| January 2nd, 2003 A Reflection on the Three Kings He stood with a table filled with goods for sale. I tried hard to keep my eyes focused through the beginnings of a blizzard. It was 1995. It was Berlin. It was winter. It was ... |
| January 2nd, 2003 The Oft Forgot Epiphany Celebration, Wise Men and All Ever had a revelation? Ever, in the middle of everything ordinary, touched the depths of what is mystery ?Despite the post-New Year hangovers, this is just the time for revelations.According to ancient tradition, the 6th ... |
| January 2nd, 2003 New Year's Day Was Just Another Day I call them desert experiences because they leave me feeling so barren.New Year's Day at Campus , where I work, was the saddest day I've spent there. That day a frigid ... |
| January 2nd, 2003 The Oft Forgot Epiphany Celebration, Wise Men and All Ever had a revelation? Ever, in the middle of everything ordinary, touched the depths of what is mystery ?Despite the post-New Year hangovers, this is just the time for revelations.According to ancient tradition, the 6th ... |
| January 1st, 2003 The Humanity of Patty Griffin's Musical World Opening Patty Griffin's newest album Mil Besos ("1000 Kisses") was like opening a book that I wanted to read in one sitting. And I did. I cued the CD player, wrestled the booklet from ... |
| December 31st, 2002 A Different Way to Spend New Year's Eve I lifted my head off the pillow: The clock read 12:27 AM. I pumped one fist in the air: Yes! I had done it. I had?avoided New Year's Eve.This, then, was ... |
| December 28th, 2002 Greed and the Dr. Atkins Diet Since moving to Florida, I have gained thirteen pounds. Perhaps it's the stress of the move. Perhaps I'm scared and alone and subconsciously seek to fill the void with food. Perhaps it's the fact that ... |
| December 25th, 2002 A World of Traditions for Welcoming the Savior Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic-Throughout the years people from diverse cultures have developed many festive customs in preparation for Christmas. Among the most popular back home in ... |
| December 25th, 2002 Holiday Stress and Our Great Expectations When did this happen?Sometime between donning my grade school uniform and slapping on my work uniform, toting up another day on the Advent calendar became not a cause for celebration but a very good reason ... |
| December 25th, 2002 Men and Women and the Perils of Gift Giving There's nothing like cheap impersonal crap for Christmas, is there?A buddy of mine once worked at a company that at the corporate Christmas party proudly presented to each and every employee�an extension cord. Well, hoop ... |
