Barbara Falconer Newhall Blog
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Riffs on life from a veteran journalist Barbara Falconer Newhall.
Barbara Falconer Newhall Blog
1d ago
What kind of writer am I anyway? When I sit down to the keyboard, is it to write something beautiful -- or something that will sell? Am I an artist? Or am I a brand? Read more ..read more
Barbara Falconer Newhall Blog
6d ago
Marriage is mostly about presence, about being there. Jon's not here anymore. But his belongings are. Read more ..read more
Barbara Falconer Newhall Blog
1w ago
After nearly a century devoted to the study of life and truth and the meaning of it all, religion scholar Huston Smith had some advice for his fans. Read more ..read more
Barbara Falconer Newhall Blog
3w ago
Even my toddler knew how to ply the art of rhetoric. It's something we humans use every day, on each other, starting at an early age. Read more ..read more
Barbara Falconer Newhall Blog
1M ago
Tired of the safe, watered-down Christmas music now playing in shopping malls? Try these Christmas carols, the real ones. Read more ..read more
Barbara Falconer Newhall Blog
1M ago
In the years since my mother’s death, I’ve often felt regret that my mother's last hours with me weren't more meaningful for her, and for me. Read more ..read more
Barbara Falconer Newhall Blog
1M ago
It's time to buy myself another little old lady Christmas tree, haul it into the house and stand it on the coffee table -- creaky knees and knuckles, notwithstanding. Read more ..read more
Barbara Falconer Newhall Blog
1M ago
We live in a globalized, multi-faith world. Can we respect and appreciate each other's traditions and still hold on to our own dearly held convictions? Read more ..read more
Barbara Falconer Newhall Blog
2M ago
"Wrestling with God" is a multi-faith book and a great gift for the upcoming holidays. It's what our strife-ridden world needs right now. Read more ..read more
Barbara Falconer Newhall Blog
2M ago
Big news! Today is the day. It's a new roll-out for my prizewinning book "Wrestling with God." Join the celebration. Buy a copy or two! Read more ..read more