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Happy? New Year

Posted on December 27, 2024 by richrockwood

We’re here again-at the start of another new year. The typical greeting (or is it a wish?) we give each other is “happy new year.” Is that what we all really want? To be happy, according to the Apple Dictionary … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Fable

Posted on December 4, 2024 by richrockwood

I just Might Believe in Santa Claus Again. Something happened to me this year that may cause me to believe in Santa Claus again. It all started one afternoon this month.  I was walking into my pharmacy when I saw … Continue reading →

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The 2024 Election in the Light of Christmas

Posted on November 11, 2024 by richrockwood

This time of year must surely lift us The annual joyful event called Christmas Forget this year, this weird election Instead we need sincere reflection A blinking star still lights the way To feeding trough where a baby lays The … Continue reading →

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Six Pointed Star

Posted on July 2, 2023 by richrockwood

The six-pointed star is a symbol seen throughout the world since the beginning of history. It has had different names, depending on what religion or belief system it appears in. In the book “Symbols: Signposts of Devotion,” Dr. Ratha Doyle … Continue reading →

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Anchor Symbol

Posted on April 21, 2023 by richrockwood

According to Apple’s Dictionary, an anchor “is a heavy object attached to a rope or chain and used to moor a vessel to the sea bottom..  It can also be “a person or thing that provides stability or confidence in … Continue reading →

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Candles

Posted on March 14, 2023 by richrockwood

Candles, which play an important role in this story, are important symbols to many religions, but our story centers on a Catholic altar boy who is mesmerized by the beauty of the candles, the aroma when extinguished and how the … Continue reading →

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What is My Brother to Me

Posted on February 16, 2023 by richrockwood

(An excerpt, by this writer, from a new book coming out soon “Imaginative Plunges Into Sacred Scripture”) Cain, the older brother, strained as he dragged fresh vegetables and fruit down into the valley on two huge, leafy branches. It was … Continue reading →

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A Glimpse Into (Eternal) Life

Posted on June 6, 2017 by richrockwood

While doing the things of my life (routine and worthwhile tasks) I started thinking about Eternity in Heaven.  Eternity had no beginning and will have no end.  All of time is but a tiny nugget occurring within eternity. What about … Continue reading →

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It’s a Test!

Posted on April 17, 2017 by richrockwood

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Do you remember dreading tests in school?  I was never fond of the cramming method and was always looking for the best way to take a test.   One fellow I met suggested…

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Imagine This

Posted on April 14, 2017 by richrockwood

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It seems like I have always lived in this dark, smelly cell. I cannot remember when this day began.  A memory of Passover with my men flickers for a few moments and puts…

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