I am confessing up front that I suffer from logophilia. That sounds serious, and it is. It means I love words. I explore ...

In Wisconsin, the weather is drab and gray most days this time of year. We get up while it is still dark outside, and by the time we get home to have dinner, the sun, if it appeared at all during the ...

A masterclass in tragic heroism, this Incredible Hulk animated series episode still resonates decades later, rivalling even ...

The metaphor of light continues in this Sunday’s readings. Last week, the image of the sundown twilight in Montana’s Mission Valley helped to illustrate that such majesty must be experienced in person ...

Once again we have entered the time of the winter solstice — when daylight is scarce and the creeping darkness seems to whisper: Slow down. Turn inward. Fortify yourself against the long, cold night ...

The technicolor Florida sunset had faded into darkness, and my extended family, assembled from two continents and three countries, gathered on the beach at Longboat Key to look at the stars. We were ...