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“It is the beautiful task of Advent to awaken in all of us memories of goodness and thus to open doors of hope.” –Pope Benedict XVI. Advent:  The Season of Preparation. –Alan Lancor, The American Thinker (December 1, 2025). In Henry V, William Shakespare wrote “All things are ready if our mind be so.” As the Christian seasonContinue reading “DECEMBER 2, 2025”

“Look up, you whose gaze is fixed on this earth, who are spellbound by the little events and changes on the face of the earth.  Look up to these words, you who have turned away from heaven disappointed.  Look up, you whose eyes are heavy with tears and who are heavy and who are cryingContinue reading “DECEMBER 1, 2025”

“At this Christmas when Christ comes, will He find a warm heart?  Mark the season of Advent by loving and serving the others with God’s own love and concern.” –Mother Teresa of Calcutta. “But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law. God sent him toContinue reading “NOVEMBER 30, 2025”

Welcome to the Thanksgiving edition of The Observations.  There will be no further publication until December 1, so that I might spend time with my family.  Please accept my best wishes for all of you and your families at this very special time of year.  May God Bless us all. “After a good dinner oneContinue reading “NOVEMBER 26, 2025”

“Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.” –Winnie The Pooh. Holland and I played golf yesterday. It was a beautiful day, and we wanted to get a round in before the rain projected for the rest of the week. We played well. We had fun. Today, English and DudleyContinue reading “NOVEMBER 25, 2025”

“We didn’t realize we were making memories, we just knew we were having fun.” –A.A. Milne, Winnie The Pooh. Holland Koontz arrived in Chatmoss! I picked her up at the Greensboro, North Carolina airport on Saturday afternoon. It had been too long since I had seen my little girl! THANK YOU FR. BARNETT! Fr. BarnettContinue reading “NOVEMBER 24, 2025”

Tomorrow is the 100th birthday of William F. Buckley, Jr. Bill Buckley was a prolific writer, a deep thinker, a Renaissance man, who played the harpsichord, wrote spy novels, ran for Mayor of New York City, and sailed across the Atlantic Ocean, all while presiding over National Review magazine, the [then] voice of the AmericanContinue reading “NOVEMBER 23, 2025”

Earlier this week, in The Wall Street Journal, the article by William McGurn appeared on November 17, 2025. The topic concerns affordability, and addresses the matter by viewing all sides of the political spectrum. Please enjoy. ‘Affordability’ Costs a Bundle Republicans need a free-market answer to Democrats’ turn toward socialism. By  William McGurn In his 1968Continue reading “NOVEMBER 22, 2025”

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO Dick Kent, devoted Terrapins alum.  And HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO Dick and his beautiful bride, Darlene, on the occasion of their 47th year of marriage!  They are a lovely couple. Pillars of the community! Today, 22 years ago, at 7:00 p.m., at St. Paul’s K Street, in Washington, D.C., I was honored andContinue reading “NOVEMBER 21, 2025”

“People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.” –Winnie The Pooh. Today I awoke in beautiful, bucolic Southside Virginia. I am already more relaxed than I normally am in Northern Virginia. On Saturday, Holland will arrive from Dallas, Texas, and English will be joining us on Tuesday, as we plan to spendContinue reading “November 20, 2025”