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ROBERT L. MARONIC: The Heroism Of Ahmed Al-Ahmed At Bondi Beach In Sydney, Australia

Not all Muslims are bad people. In fact, most Muslims are good and decent people. However, such a plethora of extremist fundamentalist Muslims as ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, Hezbollah, Taliban,...

DAWN CUSTALOW: THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

For all who wait For all who hunger For all who’ve prayed For all who wonder Behold... Christmas is...

SCOTT DREYER: Christmas Through the Eyes of a Child

As adults, it is important to think of what messages we are giving the children...

FRED FIRST: Birds of a Feather

We were invited to join some geologist-birder friends for an outing last week that would...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Mr. President, Just Shut The H*ll Up

Nick Reiner, 32, the cocaine addicted and schizophrenic son of famed Hollywood sitcom actor, prolific...

HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: A Commonweal Congress

Let’s make an assumption:  The elected members of Congress have the common good as their first interest.  That’s what commonweal means.  And wouldn’t it...

HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: Coping With Loss

The only constant in life is change; nothing stays the same.  Sometimes the rate of change is so slow as to be imperceptible.  Other...

DICK BAYNTON: Internationalism and Where It Leads

The word ‘Internationalism’ probably means something different to different people, but here is a possible definition by those who, especially in politics, ponder the...

MIKE KEELER: Dieciséis De Septiembre?

No No No No No! (Or as they say in Spanish, ¡NO!) You MIGHT be having a Crunch Wrap Supreme from Taco Bell for lunch today....

LUCKY GARVIN: The Bridge and The Blessing

I believe blessings can be very complex things. Taken in its simplest terms, a ‘blessing’ suggests a Heaven-sent benefit is bestowed on an individual....

MIKE KEELER: The Truly Magical Weed

"What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered." - Emerson It's time we admit it: we cannot kill the Lion's Tooth....