1968 WAS a hard year for my family. My father had been suffering from Parkinson’s for some time, and he had to retire from the firm where he was working because of the debilitating effects of...
PERHAPS the most familiar Holocaust image is the one which shows a 7-year-old boy as he raises his hands above his shoulders surrounded by Nazi troops in Warsaw in 1943. Millions of Jews were killed...
IN STARK contrast to the high school system prevalent in many countries, the Italian system is particularly harsh toward those who fail to meet the academic standards of the school syllabus. If you...
I DON’T LIKE to drive alone, but when I do I turn on the radio to keep me company. After a while, though, I always turn it off to pray the rosary. It is quite easy to remember Our Lady while...
AFTER GRADUATING from high school, like most young people, I started looking for a good job. This, however, was not a simple matter, even in those days. After a few months, I eventually found work in...
IT’S COMFORTING, homey and – to almost all of us – undeniably titillating to the taste buds. But you might not know that the smell of freshly baked bread may also make us kinder to...
