Posted by Tom Ehrich 4 days 18 hours ago
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. – Poor memory? Hard to say. I'm just glad I don't remember details of my college road trips to Northampton and my .000 batting average with Smith College women.That means I can...
Posted by Tom Ehrich 7 weeks 5 days ago
Nowadays, "values" is no longer just a code word for the religious right's assault on cultural trends they don't like. "Values" are cropping up in all political and cultural camps. The acquisitive...
Posted by Tom Ehrich 8 weeks 5 days ago
"What do think will happen" a longtime Episcopalian asked me in Charlotte, N.C., "now that Archbishop ... er ... ""Rowan Williams," I said." ... yes, Rowan Williams, has decided to retire?"The...
Posted by Tom Ehrich 10 weeks 4 days ago
To understand American politics, follow the money. But to understand American goodness and resolve, follow the storms.Watch towns rally to save children and to provide emergency shelter. Watch people...
Posted by Tom Ehrich 13 weeks 4 days ago
Imagine a Catholic Church that stopped catering to its tiny cadre of old male bishops and heard instead the cries of its people. Or a fundamentalist movement that stopped defending its franchise by...
