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For Unto Us a Child is Born

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To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here George Frederick Handel was a musical has-been in 1741. The luster was gone from a once-lauded career as an opera composer. Financially, he was reeling. The German-born composer had been partially paralyzed by a stroke that clouded his eyesight and compromised his right hand, essentially putting an end to his career as… Read more »

Furious Opposites

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To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Robin Willilams, as part of his standup routine, occasionally offered his own definition of politics. “Politics,” he explained, “comes from the Latin word ‘poly,’ which means ‘many,’ and ‘ticks,’ which means ‘blood-sucking creatures.’” In his new book Age of Revolutions, Fareed Zakaria notes that Williams’ quip always got a big laugh…. Read more »