What three words did you say more than any others in the last week?  My bet is on, “Happy New Year.”  And although the other predictable answer was high on the list, I decided to…

The closets are getting crowded as uncertainty mounts about which season will greet you when you walk out the door tomorrow.  You’re not alone.  Why reclaim the winter coats living in summer storage?  Better to…

What follows is based on unique access to the letters exchanged in the Christmas season of 2018.    After spending many Christmases together, the Baldwins have fanned out across the United States from the East…

The week just ended would be hard to beat for inspiring messages that came with thought-provoking surprises.  One part of it ended with a unique declaration of a national day of mourning for America’s 41stPresident. …

As Meagen and Bill headed back to their home “under the third O in the Hollywood sign” from a Thanksgiving gathering in the Valley last month, they were stunned with the majestic beauty of the…

Fortunately for me, my wondrous late sister Peggy is in a place of unconditional love (and at a sufficient distance) to protect me from her displeasure with my use of the headline’s second descriptive noun. …

Just when I had concluded that the celebrity Mandarin Duck in Central Park was the most dazzling bit of aquatic life in our urban village, I got a text from Andrew, the Superintendent of the…

Mary’s O’ Connor’s story began less than six months ago, when for the first of three times she heard the simple, straightforward words: “Donate a Kidney” as she prayed at daily Mass. By the third time…