Author Archives: Bill Halamandaris

“The greatest challenge of the day is how to bring about a revolution of the heart,” Dorothy Day wrote, “a revolution which has to start with each of us.” A few years ago, I helped bring a matched pair of … Continue reading →

Edward Everett – not Lincoln – delivered the Gettysburg Address. Everett was a pastor and a politician who served as a Representative, Senator, Governor, and Secretary of State.  He also served as President of Harvard University.  He was 69 years … Continue reading →

Jefferson said, “Error of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.”  There has never been a time when we as a country have had to contend with so much of one with so little of … Continue reading →

What is the one indispensable ingredient of life? What is the most potent force in the universe? What is God’s greatest gift? How is God is manifested in the world? Where can we find the solution to all the problems … Continue reading →

“Remember, democracy never lasts long,” John Adams, America’s second president, wrote.  “It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself.  There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” I can’t help wondering if this process has begun and what, … Continue reading →