As we all know, the New Year is a time for resolutions, creating something new, turning over new leaves. This children’s fable, adapted from story authored by Laura Richards, helps both those who are young and those who are not so young to understand what “turning over a new leaf” […]

There was a man who went out in the dark night to borrow live coals to kindle a fire. He went from hut to hut and knocked. “Dear friends, help me!” he said. “My wife has just given birth to a child and I must make a fire to warm […]

When Herod realized that he had been deceived by the magi, he became furious. He ordered the massacre of all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men. Then was fulfilled that which […]

To My Magnificent Fellow Life Travelers: “It’s the most beautiful time of the year!” the classic yuletide tune proclaims. As a prelude to Christmas, I love sharing seasonal stories I have gathered over the past seven decades. This one I found in William Bennett’s book, The Moral Compass. He aptly describes […]