by Toni McNaron | Dec 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
Every year, I set up a crèche in my living room, an act that gives me tremendous pleasure. Creches are supposed to focus on the manger scene with Mary and Joseph looking down on a crib housing the baby Jesus. These little collections may include the three Magi with...
by Toni McNaron | Dec 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
Most of my life, I’ve felt some degree of embarrassment or shame when I’ve said those words. That shame is framed by a series of horrible images from my long life living in Alabama or reading or watching about it once I left: Governor “Big...
by Toni McNaron | Dec 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
When we accuse someone of “acting with impunity,” we mean that person is exempt from any punishment or harm that might follow from his or her action. Our daily news is rifled with examples of individuals who have long thought they qualified for this...
by Toni McNaron | Nov 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
So said Senator Al Franken in response to the second brave woman who stepped up to accuse him of touching her inappropriately several years ago. His not remembering is at the heart of the problem behind most of the rash of accusations coming from women who do...
by Toni McNaron | Sep 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
In Twelve Step programs, the second step reads “Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.” As I watch images from the recent weekend’s NFL footballs games, this step keeps going through my mind. All those...
