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  • Light at the End of the Pandemic

    Light at the End of the Pandemic0

    When the COVID-19 pandemic began in March, most people never imagined the government-imposed restrictions would be as harsh and arbitrary as they have been, nor that the entire affair would drag on into the new year. Yet glimpses of hope are arriving this week, small pieces of good news we can joyfully carry throughout Advent

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  • Lifestyles of the Rich and Paranoid

    Lifestyles of the Rich and Paranoid0

    What do super rich people with multi-million dollar summer homes in the Hamptons and similar enclaves think about today’s troubled, often violent politics? Frank answers are seldom forthcoming given that an impolite answer might invite social ostracism and exclusion from A-list parties. But actions often speak louder than words, and a recent article in AVENUE

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  • Life, Death, and Joy in Autumn

    Life, Death, and Joy in Autumn6

    “It sounds fantastic to say that one can be enamored of a season, but that is something like what happened.” —C.S. Lewis, Surprised by Joy Whenever I listen to people describing Autumn, there are differing opinions but similar observations. Some dread the season because it means the ending of the vibrant summer, others because it

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  • Life Lessons From Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth

    Life Lessons From Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth15

    This year marks the 70th anniversary since Queen Elizabeth II’s ascension to the throne. Born in 1926, the future queen was a teenager during World War II, training as a driver and mechanic toward the end of that conflict. Since her father’s death in 1952, she has served her people as monarch through a time

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  • Life Lessons from a Modern-Day Lighthouse Keeper

    Life Lessons from a Modern-Day Lighthouse Keeper2

    When I was around 10 years old, my family discovered our ideal vacation spot in northern Minnesota. As tent campers, we loved that there were no RVs allowed. As lovers of peaceful nature, we loved that each of the 20 campsites were secluded. And as fans of Lake Superior, we loved that many of the

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  • Life After Flight from Castro’s Cuba

    Life After Flight from Castro’s Cuba0

    When Mercedes (“Mercy”) Rodriguez arrived in America on a fall day in 1979, the first thing she noticed was how clean and wide the streets were. The 15-year-old Cuban refugee had just arrived on a plane carrying nearly a dozen political prisoners, including her father and brothers. They had been blacklisted and then detained for

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