As those of you know who have travelled through the seasons with me a few years, I struggle with holidays like Halloween, Valentines Day and even Christmas, which seem to have lost much of their original meaning and function mainly as consumer holidays.  That struggle was real yesterday as Narek, Nora & I wandered through…

What soon became clear was that the deepest spiritual treasure of our nation was not hidden only in its architecture, but buried deep within the hearts of the faithful men and women who first came to this country and generation of immigrants thereafter, like us, who keep the flame of faith alive. You could see…