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Mary, Mother of All

From the January 2016 Print Edition

My children shower me with affection, so I have no real reason to go fishing for more love. But I do it anyway. The problem is, when I ask if they love Mommy or Daddy more, they always insist that they love us equally. Sometimes I load the question the way political pollsters do: “Daddy has been . . . . Continue Reading »

Desperately Seeking Absolution

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The thirty-six-year-old man from Sunrise, Florida, had years’ worth of sin to unload. As he prepared to make a confession, he wondered where to begin. Finally, he just let it all out:"I have been with women who were married . . . . I have done enough drugs to make Keith Richards . . . . Continue Reading »