by drmontyknight | Dec 14, 2011 | Vocation
My friend and pastoral colleague over the past thirty years has announced his retirement. Monsignor Chris Lathem has faithfully served as pastor of the burgeoning St. John the Beloved Roman Catholic Church in Summerville (SC) for most of his nearly half-century of...
by drmontyknight | Dec 8, 2011 | Religion, Culture, and Politics
In the interest of full disclosure (in case you hadn’t noticed), I know as much about economics as I know about solid state physics, open heart surgery, how to construct the Arthur Ravenel Bridge and many other matters as well. So when the opportunity presents...
by drmontyknight | Dec 1, 2011 | Education
I recently attended an impressive classical music concert in the beautiful auditorium at Charleston’s School of the Arts. The occasion for the presentation was a regional workshop for high schoolers who play instruments typical of a symphonic orchestra: violin,...
by drmontyknight | Nov 24, 2011 | Religion
My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. The reasons vary. For one, most people seem to have something within themselves that values gratitude, be they religious or not. In other words, compared to Christmas, for example, Thanksgiving is a notably less sectarian holiday....
by drmontyknight | Nov 17, 2011 | Mental Health
I was on the phone the other day with my buddy, a Penn State alum. He is one of our nation’s “greatest generation,” having had his college career interrupted by his service in World War II. Our conversation could just as well have been about the...
