Category Archives: Faith

A View from the Desert

Posted on January 20, 2021 by profmondo

Four years ago today, I said the following: In the end, they’re politicians. You’re more than a vote, more than a member of Team Red or Team Blue, more than a client of the state and more than a subject … Continue reading →

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Once More to Poetry Corner

Posted on December 24, 2020 by profmondo

I’ve mentioned my fondness for Gerard Manley Hopkins’s work in the past, that he’s a poet I once found almost incomprehensible, but whose work brings me pleasure and wisdom that grows with subsequent readings. He can be hard work to … Continue reading →

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Advent Devotional, 3 Dec 20

Posted on December 3, 2020 by profmondo

As it has for the past several years, Newberry College has sponsored a series of Advent devotionals written by members of the college community — students, faculty, staff, and alumni, among others. You can find the series here. Today is … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving, 2020

Posted on November 26, 2020 by profmondo

Sounds like an oxymoron, doesn’t it? With all the ugliness this year has offered, and with the unceasing drumbeat of anger, fear, and self-righteousness that surrounds us in our polarized culture, it’s hard to remember that even now, there are … Continue reading →

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Who Remembers Sermonette?

Posted on September 7, 2020 by profmondo

Those of us of a certain age will remember that TV and radio stations weren’t always 24/7 enterprises. Typically, a station would begin and end its broadcast day with the National Anthem, and many of them would offer a sermonette … Continue reading →

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So Long, Jasmine

Posted on June 13, 2020 by profmondo

We lost the Hound of of the Basketballs yesterday. It wasn’t really a surprise — a recent visit to the vet had revealed a tumor and some other issues, and while a prescription of steroids might, in fact did, give … Continue reading →

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Where I Am Today

Posted on June 3, 2020 by profmondo

Dr. Benjamin Spock, having achieved fame for his work as a pediatrician and author of child-rearing manuals, became politically active in the 1960s and 1970s, campaigning against nuclear weapons and the Vietnam war. He said, essentially, that he didn’t want … Continue reading →

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Saturday Potpourri: Incongruities Edition

Posted on May 30, 2020 by profmondo

Yes, there are awful people in the world, doing horrible things to each other and to the civilization in which we live. Yes, there is a plague upon the land, and we don’t know when — or even if — … Continue reading →

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Sunday Potpourri: Easter and Mrs. M’s Birthday… Together Again

Posted on April 12, 2020 by profmondo

It’s a rainy afternoon, one of many we’ve had over the  past few months. One of the consequences of that is that our lawn is greening and growing even faster than usual. We’ve already had to have it mowed twice … Continue reading →

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Plaguepourri: Another Weekend

Posted on April 11, 2020 by profmondo

We have thirteen reported cases of Covid-19 in Newberry County as of this morning. I’m relaxing downstairs in the den, taking a break from watching MST3K on a cool but sunny afternoon. *** I go to the office every couple … Continue reading →

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