On Beginning Where We Are – Sunday, January 06, 1946
It is quite characteristic of us to do much dreaming and much wishing. But often when we wish we might be something other than what...
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Let There Be Light – Sunday, December 30, 1945
From the time of their earliest understanding, we wisely assure our children that there is no reason to fear the dark. We speak to them...
Of Heaven on Earth – Sunday, December 23, 1945
No matter what our thoughts have been throughout the year, no matter what the tension or the pressure of living, no matter what anxiety lies...
The Quality of Generosity – Sunday, December 16, 1945
The quality of mercy has long since been immortalized. But today we should like to say something concerning the quality of generosity. On the face...
On Facing Life As It Is – Sunday, December 09, 1945
Sometimes in observing the lives of others, we may suppose that there are some who lead an untroubled existence—free from the heartaches, from the reverses,...
On Defacing a Mind – Sunday, December 02, 1945
As a society of people we have learned to take measures to protect ourselves against many things. Those who commit theft or violence, we endeavor...
On Getting Away From Ourselves – Sunday, November 25, 1945
For those who are old in years, the past seems to become sharper in memory, and many things which we thought had been obliterated have...
On Varieties of Gratitude – Sunday, November 18, 1945
If we may quote Cicero, we may say that “gratitude is not only the greatest of the virtues, but the parent of all the others.”1...
On Accepting Sound Principles – Sunday, November 11, 1945
Not infrequently children ask questions, and then rebel against the answers—if the answers don't happen to please them: "Why can't I do it? Why is...