Confronting American Apartheid – A Tale of Two Women.

Mike Magee This past week, Bishop Mariann E. Budde drew the Episcopal Church into the national spotlight through a single act of courage. She is not the first, nor likely the last from this denomination to do so. There is a history. More on that in a moment. The Episcopal church is an offshoot of […]

Remembering LBJ Who Died 52 Years Ago Today.

Mike Magee This is the 52nd anniversary of the death of Lyndon Baines Johnson from his 5th Heart Attack. And two days ago was the 39th anniversary of the first celebration of a new federal holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In signing that original proclamation in 1983, President Ronald Reagan said, “The majesty […]

Message to Mike Lindell: Sleep Is The Brain’s Rinse Cycle.

Mike Magee For many Americans, the first image that pops in their heads when they hear the word “sleep” is that of 2020 election denier, and uber-Trump supporting/MyPillow guy, Mike Lindell. With a different election result, Mike and his 40 million shredded foam pillows would be in the rear view mirror rather than generating headlines […]

Voices From The Grave: The Trump Whisperers.

Mike Magee For those many, many millions of viewers who tuned in to the live coverage of former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral today, they were rewarded with two hours of intriguing video images, and moving words and song, including a recounting of the beginnings of environmental advocacy as Los Angeles burns, and John Lennon’s “Imagine” […]

President Jimmy Carter: Challenged the Moral Majority and Defended the Bill of Rights.

Mike Magee Today was frigid in Washington, D.C. But inside this sacred dwelling on the corner of 16th and 0 Streets NW, marked by soaring 58 foot ceilings supported by gothic arches, smiles and gratitude filled the air at the 6 p.m. prayer service in memory of former President Jimmy Carter. Carter was an extraordinary […]

Glory Be To 2025

Mike Magee More than once in the lead up to the launch of 2025 I have heard friends and colleagues express a range of sentiments that circled around the general notion that “This is too much to take.” But throughout history, and into the current period, there are more than a few examples of human […]

A Message From Elizabeth II This Christmas Day

As the New Year approaches, Hcom offers this piece for your quiet consideration and contemplation. Mike Magee Hanukkah, the Jewish communities 8-day Festival of Lights begins this Wednesday on December 25, 2024. This is a rather rare calendar coincidence, one that will not repeat again until 2052. Those who witnessed the conspicuous Trump and Musk-induced […]

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