While I’m away in New Hampshire, good friend and colleague, Colman McCarthy has been generous to share a couple of profiles. This first, discussing folk singer Woody Guthrie appeared on the 100 anniversary of the singer’s birth on October 13, 2012 in the National Catholic Reporter. For a few moments in mid-October, the nation [had] a chance to enjoy a...

Ten miles outside of Concord, New Hampshire is a little slice of heaven called Gould Hill Farm. Located in the town of Hopkinton, Gould Hill is 60 glorious acres of apples, peaches, blueberries and pumpkins that have been farmed since the mid 1700s. With a 75-mile view of God’s country, the apples are simply the best I’ve ever had. Returning to Concord...

Of all the ethics-related issues I’ve discussed, the controversy surrounding gun ownership has been the most difficult for two reasons. First, the issue embraces at least four ethical values: respect, responsibility, citizenship and fairness. Add to that the multiple stakeholders, generally divided into two camps. Whatever position appears fair to one group is viewed as patently unfair by another. Here...