Herodotus of Halicarnassus conceived of history as a collective act of cultural heritage preservation, an effort “to prevent the traces of human events from being erased by time, and to preserve the fame of the important and remarkable achievements produced…
On Easter Sunday, Pope Francis was wheeled out to offer the traditional blessing of pontiffs to tens of thousands of Catholics in St. Peter’s Square. His voice was raspy, and he seemed tired and weak. Usually, the Roman pontiff offers…
The world of President Ronald Reagan’s colleagues and friends continues to suffer losses with the recent deaths of speechwriter Tony Dolan and national security adviser Richard V. Allen. Those men have received due tributes, but one figure who has not…
There are some lives that even the most optimistic among us dare not eulogize; Theodore E. McCarrick’s life might very well fall into that category. Once the highest prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States, the former…
I was saddened last week to learn of the unexpected death of Tony Dolan, who passed away at age 76. Tony was the chief speechwriter to President Ronald Reagan in a “speechwriting shop” (as he called it) that included a…
Big George Foreman, a champion boxer and champion grill salesman (the man surely knew the uses of a cheeseburger), went to his reward Friday at 76. As I know God to be good, I’m sure that reward will be considerable….
Navy Capt. Richard Stratton, who survived six brutal years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam, was quietly laid to rest last month in his hometown of Quincy, MA. He was 93. He was an authentic American hero right…
My mother died last week at the age of 92. For the rest of my life, every Ash Wednesday will evoke her memory. Not that I’ll need a Holy Day of Obligation to always remember her. She was not only…
The world of sports suffers from a dearth of funny men. One can canvas entire sports for humorous characters and find nary a one. Who’s funny in football these days? The Mannings — brothers Peyton and Eli — can induce…
