Al Capone shared this view of San Francisco during his four-and-half-year incarceration on Alcatraz, though I doubt that he was as fascinated by it as I was on this stormy winter's morning.
There are alternatives to the sarcastic attitudes that seem all too easy to justify these days. A view of God's unconditional love for all has healing power.
Although I live in Australia, far away from the tragic 2004 earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean, I’ve still been distressed by the scenes of hundreds of bodies lined up for identification in makeshift open-air reception areas.
A FEW WEEKS AGO,
fights broke out on the field and in the stands at some United States sporting events, making it hard to remember that these games are supposed to be a form of entertainment.
