Garrity: Both and
Msgr. Paul V. Garrity Jen Psaki is an MSNBC personality who was criticized by an another talking head for saying that prayer was not enough in the wake of the recent... Read more.
Garrity: Darkness and light
Msgr. Paul Garrity It is impossible to appreciate light without ever experiencing darkness. The metaphorical power of this physical reality is inescapable. The so-called... Read more.
Garrity: Boiled frog syndrome
The parable of the boiled frog has been around since the 18th century but has an applicability today that is timely and sobering. It says that if a frog is placed... Read more.
Garrity: A woke pope
Msgr. Paul V. Garrity The ink was barely dry on the official document that made Cardinal Robert Prevost the 266th successor to St. Peter when right wing pundits... Read more.
Garrity: The power of listening
Msgr. Paul V. Garrity When Sgt. Joe Friday would be listening to the life story of a crime victim, he would famously say: Just the facts ma’am. Dragnet began as... Read more.
Garrity: Embracing religion
Msgr. Paul V. Garrity In 1928, Governor Al Smith of New York ran for the presidency of the United States. He lost in a landslide election to Herbert Hoover. Smith’s... Read more.
Garrity: Deplorables and elites
Msgr. Paul V. Garrity If someone calls you a “deplorable”, you will probably dismiss the insult because you know that you are not deplorable and you may wonder... Read more.
Garrity: Angst in 2025
Msgr. Paul V. Garrity Angst is a hard feeling to pin down. The rising price of eggs doesn’t occasion angst but a plunging stock market does. Uncertainty riles... Read more.
Garrity: The DEI myth
Msgr. Paul v. Garrity In 1962, John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth in a spacecraft called Friendship 7. The mission was to complete 7 trips around... Read more.
Garrity: Anne Frank revisited
Msgr. Paul V. Garrity Most people recognize the name Anne Frank having read her Diary in grade school. She was a German-born Jewish girl who moved to Amsterdam with... Read more.