Jesus said,  “And I will give unto thee the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in Heaven, and whatsoever thou shalt be loosed on earth, shall be loosed in Heaven” (Matthew 16.19).  I hope that Scripture does not apply to our elected officials in Washington […]

As we travel down the highway of life, we come upon many turns in the road.  Each one represents a decision to be made; if you are spiritual, you may view those turns as tests from God.  Just as on a confusing superhighway, we can get lost along the way, taking wrong turns until we […]

A prolific and diverse talent whose contributions span comic, actor, author, screenwriter, director, and producer, Don Novello is probably best known for his alter ego, Father Guido Sarducci. He was born on New Year’s Day 1943, in Lorain, Ohio, to Eileen (nee Finnerty) and Dr. Augustine J. Novello.  As a hybrid of two races renowned […]

From the day that the first homo sapien walked upright, he was forced to add wrinkles to the gray matter in his skull.  Without his intellect, he would have been easy pickin’s for the animals: those with which he competed for food, those he hunted, and those who hunted him.  During the Stone Age, the […]

After more than a year of hot debate, National Healthcare became the law of the land with the stroke of the Presidential pen.  With it, however, America has become a more deeply divided nation. With the historic inauguration of President Barack H. Obama, “change” came to America.  Gaining both the Presidency and overwhelming majorities in […]

You know how to trim green beans; you know how to trim carrots.  But do you know how to trim your food budget?   Read on for enlightenment! 1.      Coupons.   While it’s time consuming to flip through flyers for coupons, it’s usually time well spent.  And if the items you want happen to be on sale […]

As the world teeters on the brink of a financial collapse and the media heralds the impending doom, the unemployed masses are forced to consider their fate.  The rich don’t give a rat’s rump about the common man or the common woman, and our government fiddles while Rome, New York and every other town except […]

Among my favorite television commercials of all time is a spot promoting Coca-Cola that aired a number of years ago.  In the commercial, a nurse asks an elderly gentleman – presumably residing in an assisted living or nursing facility – if he wants a Coke.  The man responds affirmatively.  While drinking the beverage, he remarks […]

The choice between entering into marriage and remaining unfettered is one of the most serious decisions we will ever make.  While both the heart and the intellect play a role in such decisions, so does another physiological component: hormones. At the mercy of testosterone, from time immemorial, men have embraced the sport of bed hopping […]

What’s eating you?  In writing this article, I appeal to our readers across America to respond below, in the comment boxes, as to what is really bothering you.  Your responses will provide us with a cross-section of issues, be they personal, political, religious, or otherwise, that you would like to get off your chest. The […]