What sweet joy to think that the Lord is just, that He takes into account our weakness, and knows perfectly the frailty of our nature. – Saint Therese of Lisieuxfrom “The Little Way for Every Day: Thoughts from Therese of Lisieux” + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail

In 2006 I read so many excellent books, old and new. Here are about 20 of my favorites … in no order of importance: Fiction:The Kite Runner, by Khaled HosseiniThe Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara KingsolverSmall Gods, by Terry PratchettMy Name is Asher Lev, by Chaim Potok Nonfiction:A Passion for Islam, by Caryle MurphyNo God But…

“Our long national nightmare is over.” With the news of the passing of former President Gerald R. Ford, I can still hear those words. More than thirty years later, it’s difficult to remember the chaos of 1973-74. A year after winning a landslide election over George McGovern, the Nixon administration was rapidly unraveling. By the…

the latest news on Gerald Ford’s death, Darfur, the Ethiopia-Somalia conflict, Iraq, congress, Saddam Hussein, presidential politics, faith and politics, James Brown’s passing, and messages from the archbishop of Canterbury and the PopeSign up to receive our daily news summary via e-mail » Full news summary: Gerald Ford. Gerald R. Ford Dies at 93 –…

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