If Washington Were Here
February 20, 1972
On the surface it might seem that we today have few of the problems of Valley Forge, and that they had few, if any, of...
Music & the Spoken Word Library
To Have Health
February 13, 1972
We cite one of Dostoevsky's characters who was facing a fatal illness, and who had this to say concerning health: "Oh, now I don't care,...
The Pace, the Purpose, the Principles
February 6, 1972
Two essentials for a good and effective life are flexibility and firmness - flexibility in some things and an adamant and absolute immovability in others....
O the kind words we give…
January 30, 1972
The words of an old song suggest a subject: "Let us oft speak kind words to each other, At home or wher-e'er we may be...
Self-Searching
January 23, 1972
There is a proverb that says: “Believe no tales from an enemy’s tongue.” But perhaps we can believe our own examination of ourselves.
We Can All Be There
January 9, 1972
One of the most gracious and considerate men of our acquaintance, and one of the busiest also, puts at ease those who come to call...
Why Not Now?
January 2, 1972
“Build the more stately mansions, O my soul, As the swift seasons roll!”1 This is more than a line of finely phrased poetry. It suggests...
Where one door shuts, another opens… – Sunday, January 01, 1960
There is maxim quoted in Don Quixote which this day somehow suggests: "Where one door shuts, another opens. . .."1 We come to an end...
The essence of all that Christmas is – Sunday, December 25, 1960
We have spoken before of the several sides of this season. But beyond all else, all the festivities, all the gathering of families and friends,...