by Carol Burns | Oct 1, 2023
When I was twelve years old, my family moved from here in the Lehigh Valley to Atlanta, Georgia. My father had been a senior executive at an outdoor advertising company, and when the company was finally sold, he and several of the other executives banded together to...
by Carol Burns | Sep 24, 2023
“Don’t make me angry. You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry.” Every good superhero has at least one signature catchphrase. Batman’s “I’m Batman,” is about as simple as you can get, but it’s surprisingly effective at intimidating bad guys who are desperately hoping they...
by Carol Burns | Sep 17, 2023
Rusty stood glowering at my brother and sister-in-law across the yard. It was a bright, sunny day in Kentucky where they had driven from Atlanta to visit a breeder of Great Danes that they had connected with online. When my brother Gill married Annie, it wasn’t in...
by Carol Burns | Sep 10, 2023
About a month ago, I attended the Opening Convocation ceremony at Georgetown University, where my son Liam has begun his first year, and which was the last moment to which parents were welcome as part of the First-Year Orientation. Most universities have an Opening...
by Carol Burns | Sep 3, 2023
This has been a difficult week. Last Saturday, a white man wearing a mask and firing an assault rifle emblazoned with a swastika gunned down three Black people in a racist hate crime in Jacksonville, Florida, again bringing questions around white supremacy and a lack...
by Carol Burns | Aug 27, 2023
Yogi Berra, the great philosopher of baseball, once said: “It’s déjà vu all over again.” But after reading our Old Testament lesson today, I think it was probably God who said it first. It’s déjà vu all over again for God with the Hebrews. Once...
