Tag: Maureen Pratt

We're in the season for thankfulness, and this year at this time, I would like to focus this column on how grateful I am...

As Hurricane Ian closed in on Florida, then the southeastern coast of the United States, weather broadcasters offered a steady stream of expert advice...

When I was a child, one of my father's hobbies was making telescopes. He would work for hours grinding mirrors, carefully calculating and recalculating...

Like many other "clans" this summer, part of my extended family will gather for a biannual reunion. Unfortunately, I cannot attend, but I have...

This Lent will be a little different from previous ones for me. Personal responsibilities will make it difficult to make "big plans," such as...

Throughout Advent and the Christmas season, I like to revisit the infancy narratives of the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. There is so much...

The phone call jarred me awake at 6:20 a.m. I am not a morning person and because there have been so many robocalls lately,...

My delight in earning a graduate degree in theology this spring has given way to a desire to downsize. I'm not planning to move...

If anyone needs evidence that a weekly, hourly visit from a friendly volunteer makes a big difference in others' lives, the effect of the...

We know the story by heart: A couple meets, sparks fly and it's happily ever after. Or is it? I asked four long-married couples about their...