As we begin a new school year, I’m reminded of a study done some years ago by a group of psychologists who came up with a theory that the fences around school playgrounds were a negative and inhibiting influence. They succeeded in having the fences removed at a certain playground, as an experiment. What happened […]

Tomorrow, August 6th, is the Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord on Mt. Sinai, when Jesus appeared with Moses and Elijah in the presence of Peter, James and John. This feast has a special and sentimental value for me since I served as a teenager on a monthly basis as an acolyte at the […]