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Here we are already in the middle of Holy Week. Jesus’s entered Jerusalem on a borrowed colt on Palm Sunday, amid people spreading their cloaks and waving palm branches. Today is Maunday Thursday, the time of the Last Supper when…

Janet and I both grew up in Beverly Hills on the south side of Chicago. Our families, and most of our friends, were Christian, but not Catholic. In fact, there was quite a divide between the two faith traditions. Janet’s…

There are times that I am incredibly proud of the town that we live in. Among many other notable achievements, Carmel, IN is the roundabout capital of the nation, with about 150 of the traffic circles that have been shown…

When Janet and I grew up, both of our families used to frequent Melody Lane, a local restaurant near our childhood homes in Chicago - for dinner. It was several miles from where we lived. We have great memories of…

Yesterday was Janet’s birthday. You would think that since we have known each other since we were about 5 years old, birthdays would lose their luster and we would have given each other just about everything on the face of…