January 6, 2024 Ancient Angel Tree seemed to wink at me To be completely transparent, I’m not sure why I have such an affinity for trees, but they have been a source of delight for…
January 4, 2024 My Dancing Santa makes everybody laugh … well, almost everybody Some tales are better off untold, but I’ll take a chance on this one about my Dancing Santa. He’s a little over 4 feet…
January 3, 2024 Georgia is on my mind — and I’m ticked I honestly had no interest in the college football playoff games on Monday. I caught one drive in each game, just flipping through channels…
January 2, 2024 There’s a history of madness on Wayne Street You might know Major General Anthony Wayne as the namesake of Fort Wayne. If you’re a connoisseur of craft beer, you might recognize him…
January 1, 2024 Mulligan Stew: It’s great to be among the living I should be dead. A year ago, I was told I was facing “sudden death” and needed a heart transplant. Wait. What? Just a…
December 31, 2023 Moor or less: Bye-bye 2023, Chocolate Charlie and childhood heroes As 2024 begins and we move on from our fixation on 12-31-23 (if makes me think of Len Berry’s 1965 song “1,2,3”), here are…
December 28, 2023 Moor or Less: 86-year-old swimmer still paddling after more than 11,000 miles Lou Swartz pushed through Adelaide, Australia, a week or so ago and has her sights set on Perth. She will eventually get there one…
December 26, 2023 The Bear learned integrity from Father Ted When I first set foot on the Notre Dame campus as a freshman 61 years ago, I had already seen the beauty of the…
December 26, 2023 Who needs an electric light when music turns to magic? Good Christian Men Rejoice Good Christian friends, rejoice with heart and soul and voice; give ye heed to what we say: Jesus Christ was…
December 19, 2023 Moor or Less: Consider this your Christmas card This is the time of year my wife gives me The Stare. I know what follows. “Have you sent out a Christmas card to…
December 15, 2023 Christmas in New Harmony — like being in a Norman Rockwell painting There is a county in southern Indiana by the name of Posy that coincidentally, or not so coincidentally, rhymes with cozy … and in…
December 14, 2023 Little Kelly Jo, the darling of the end zone After the events of September 11, Notre Dame felt it was important to hold an event in the Stadium, with representatives of all the…
December 14, 2023 Mark and Wendy’s Excellent Adventure: They call him Coach Editor’s note: Mark Bradford is contributing occasional posts from his diary on traveling the country with his wife Wendy while they rent out their…
December 10, 2023 Moor or Less: Readers share favorite song numbers A week or so ago, I wrote a column on songs with numbers in their titles. “96 Tears,” “Love Potion No. 9” and ……
December 10, 2023 Sometimes, it pays to park in a grocery lot’s hinterlands It’s getting to the point where it’s not safe to go grocery shopping anymore. During the peak of the Coronavirus, I switched my longtime…
December 6, 2023 Oh where oh where can Father Sorin go? Dear Director Becherer, I really enjoyed reading Joe Dits’ South Bend Tribune article on the opening of the Raclin-Murphy Art Museum. I particularly liked…
December 5, 2023 Ah, yes, that Christmas brag letter Every year, we write a Christmas letter that has gained some acceptance because, in most years, I pretty much write about everything that went…
December 2, 2023 Squirrel thieves plague our family The story you are about to read is true. No names have been changed to protect the innocent. One day last summer my wife…
November 29, 2023 Moor or Less: These numbers add up to some of my favorite tunes I love numbers — like batting averages … mile times … populations of small Indiana towns … calories in a cookie (or two or…
November 28, 2023 Blake Wesley’s NBA journey hits bumpy road I mean no disrespect to Blake Wesley. But in an early-season NBA game, the San Antonio Spurs were trailing by 40 points and the…