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The first in a series of Monday stories based on Sunday television episodes that are too good to wait a week to write about, so I call an audible. Today: the Bill and Frank episode of 'The Last of Us"
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My friend Lin died today. Five words I hoped I’d never have to contemplate, nevermind type. Lin Brehmer, a musical icon in Chicago where he was the morning drive host on WXRT radio for nearly 30 years, the first voice I heard in the morning from my junior year of college until we…
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To paraphrase the director and screenwriter Richard Curtis: If you look for it, I’ve got a sneaky feeling you’ll find that kindness actually is all around.
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The Irish film you should see but probably haven't: Colm Bairéad’s "An Cailín Ciúin" (aka "The Quiet Girl"), shortlisted for an Oscar, contains multitudes in its hushed tenderness.

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On this the day we remember God's decision to become incarnate as a brown baby into a Holy Family that, soon after, become refugees, may transforming…
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When a human interaction left me feeling lousy, I recalibrated by inhaling peace and exhaling joy. Join me in joy-spotting this Hanukkah, Christmas…
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