Monthly Archives: December 2012

The resilient heart? It’s also the open heart.

Posted on December 30, 2012 by chrisbohjalian

When I was 13 years old, my parents moved from a suburb of New York City to Miami, Fla., and we moved there the Friday before Labor Day Weekend. I started school the following Tuesday at Palm Springs Junior High … Continue reading →

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When pop culture meets profound faith

Posted on December 23, 2012 by chrisbohjalian

Every year in November or December I spend a few hours rereading one of my favorite Christmas novels: “The Joyous Season,” by Patrick Dennis. It’s the tale of a pair of Manhattan siblings whose parents’ marriage implodes over one Christmas … Continue reading →

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Forrest Gump Goes to Beirut

Posted on December 19, 2012 by chrisbohjalian

We all have a little Forrest Gump in us. A bit of Leonard Zelig. We’ve all had those moments when, suddenly, we are not merely witnesses to an instant fraught with meaning, but we are participants in the scene. We … Continue reading →

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War and peace and the meaning of heels

Posted on December 16, 2012 by chrisbohjalian

The main reason I went to Beirut earlier this month was so I could see “The Dark Knight Rises” four more times at 35,000 feet. Four of the six flights I was on offered the movie as an entertainment option, … Continue reading →

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The card with the meaning of Christmas

Posted on December 10, 2012 by chrisbohjalian

Among the papers and documents and newspapers that Mark Redmond wedges into his briefcase is a Christmas card he received a few years ago. While the papers come and go, that card remains. Redmond is the executive director of Spectrum … Continue reading →

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Santa’s elves steering clear of the Jarts

Posted on December 2, 2012 by chrisbohjalian

Christmas is fast approaching, which means that somewhere in the North Pole, Santa and his elves are loading his great red sleigh. One toy you will not see amidst the Barbie dolls, Skylanders, and boxes of Lego are lawn darts … Continue reading →

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