Today is All Souls Day and yesterday was All Saints Day. I have to admit that until I looked it up this morning I didn’t make the distinction. My fault. However, as I get older these days on the Christian calendar have more significance, especially in this year of Covid where so many have died.…

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An old friend and reader of the Pew recommended I read Deep Kindness by Houston Kraft. I have been plowing through the biography of Samuel Johnson along with my book club, so I thought I might give my friend’s recommendation a try as a break. I usually gauge such books as being worthwhile if I find one…

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