Serious fasting is hard, even for a Catholic archbishop, especially when the aroma of spaghetti sauce is wafting through a church during an Italian community dinner.
ORLANDO — 'We are pro-woman and we are pro-baby. And we must take care of both of them.' Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York paid tribute to Mother Mary Agnes Donovan and the Sisters of Life while not so subtly reminding those in the audience that the prolife movement requires love above all. His remarks were part of an introductory video for an award given by the Knights of Columbus to the group of religious women that works to support women in need.
It should come as no surprise that a good portion in the newspaper field look up to Ben Franklin as one of their heroes. Be it serving as a pioneer in the press and so much more, Franklin is among the tops for a lot of journalists.
It is sometimes said that the prosecutions of former President Donald Trump are 'backfiring' on Democrats. That is, instead of lowering Trump's political support, they are raising it.
Maybe it's my advanced age talking, but I doubt very much that the conventional wisdom regarding the 2024 presidential election will play out as expected: that is, as a Biden-Trump rematch with the Democratic incumbent winning another relatively close reelection bid.
DEAR HARRIETTE: I am part of a tight-knit group of friends who got closer during the pandemic. I'm not as close to them as some, but I am part of the group. We have been hanging out a lot this summer, and it has been great.
Hello, dear readers, and welcome back to our monthly letters column. With our inboxes still overflowing, we'll get right down to business.
CONCORD, N.H. — The most dangerous place in the country for Donald Trump is Room 206 in the New Hampshire State Capitol.
DEAR HARRIETTE: Because I've garnered a large following on social media, I get a lot of people asking me how to grow their own online following. While I appreciate the support, I have to admit that I don't really know how to help them. My own following just kind of happened by chance, and I don't have the expertise to make it happen for others.
So, I got a cold.