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To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here In his book The Origin of Names, Words, and Everything in Between, Patrick Foote explores what he calls “historic titles.” Those would be descriptive names bestowed on certain individuals because of heroism – and on certain other individuals for, shall we say, less flattering reasons. Consider Alexander the Great. The Macedonian… Read more »

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Greatness was on display at last Sunday’s Super Bowl. The greatest number of viewers ever to watch a TV show on a single network tuned in hoping to see great football, great commercials, and a great halftime show. The Super Bowl, which is fixated like no other cultural event on the… Read more »