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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...

The Carilion Questions

Now there’s a title that can lead in many directions!  In the last three decades few hospital systems have undergone the growth spurt that...

Got a Hammer in That Purse?

Like most everyone else, I am longing for spring.  That’s a more diplomatic way of saying we’ve all been about ready to take...

In God We Trust

An appellant court in Northern California recently ruled on a lawsuit brought against the United States by a rather importunate atheist. He’s been...

What a Difference Freedom Makes

In a recent column I recounted the mixed messages that snow can deliver.  I wrote of the hardship some of my high school classmates...

The Life Giving Power of The Stray Dog

This is not a pleasant story; but it’s one which needs to be told. What I am about to tell you happened nearly forty...

Bridges, Barriers, or Bombs: Three Metaphors for Church / Community Relations

One of the critical questions the faith community needs to answer in this generation is “how will we define our relationship to those...