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  • Making God Smile

    Making God Smile42

    There’s an old Yiddish proverb that says, “Mann tracht, un Gott lacht,” which translates, “Man plans, and God laughs.” Woody Allen rehabbed it for his audiences: “If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.” My plans over a long life have surely provoked gales of laughter from the Almighty. In college, I changed

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  • Making Dreams Come True Is More Than Wishing Upon a Star

    Making Dreams Come True Is More Than Wishing Upon a Star25

    Years ago, a newlywed couple spent a couple nights at the bed-and-breakfast my wife and I operated. Talking with us in the kitchen one afternoon, the husband declared that he intended to be a millionaire by the time he was 30. He was then working in some sort of direct sales outfit in which promotion

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  • Making a True Man

    Making a True Man0

    Sometimes the simplest conversations yield the most profound insights. I discovered that the other day when I stopped to chat with our UPS delivery man. Always friendly, the two of us had some good conversations in 2019 or 2020 BC (that’s Before COVID), but we hadn’t seen each other since the great plague. When I

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  • Making a Culture of Creation, Not Consumption

    Making a Culture of Creation, Not Consumption1

    Throughout history, humankind has excelled in being creative. I’d argue that we still do! Unfortunately, in our modern times, this natural creativity is being pushed aside in favor of our need to consume. This need is just as instinctual, of course; how could we survive if we didn’t consume water, food, sleep, or shelter? We

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  • Making a Cheerful Home in Dark Times

    Making a Cheerful Home in Dark Times0

    Putting a few little extra touches into making your home a place of joy and cheer will make it a haven from the depressing darkness.  

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  • Making a Case for Cursive

    Making a Case for Cursive2

    Recently, I asked my fifth graders if they enjoyed writing in cursive. Students at the all-boys Catholic school where I work start training in cursive penmanship in third grade, so my students had been practicing it for the better part of three years. I expected them to say that it is boring, that they do

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