Katherine Elberfeld

Bombs flashed in the dark of the night. Gunshots pierced the air. It was Christmas time, 1914, on the western front in World War I. In the extraordinary opera, “Silent… Read More »Silent Night

Rocka my soul in the bosom of Abraham; Rocka my soul in the bosom of Abraham; Rocka my soul in the bosom of Abraham; Oh, rocka my soul. Dipping and… Read More »Rocka My Soul

Birds! Captain Chesley Sullenberger saw the birds before US Airways flight 1549 hit them in the air on January 15, 2009, blowing out both engines of his aircraft. Clint Eastwood’s… Read More »On the Wings of the Dove

When my brother was in high school, he belonged to Key Club, an affiliate of Kiwanis. A man in our hometown encouraged Mark to run for the statewide office of… Read More »Granny’s Ring

In John Grisham’s book The Pelican Brief, protagonist Darby Shaw is in law school, number two in her class. Due to events that take place in the book, she had to… Read More »Cradled in the arms of God

Listening at the tent flap While her husband talked to God She overheard the good news, that at last    (At ninety-whatever) She would have a child!  And she laughed.… Read More »Sarah Laughed

In the men’s medley relay at the Olympics in Rio, each man swam his leg with purpose and determination. It was clear that they were swimming as they had been… Read More »Going for the Gold

After the attack on Dallas police officers in which five died, Mayor Mike Rawlings visited Police Headquarters in that city and said to the gathered reporters: “We’re all human here,… Read More »Camus or Redemption?

In nature, the sun remains fixed while the planets orbit around it. The nucleus of the atom remains fixed while electrons whiz around it. And the eye of the storm remains fixed,… Read More »In the Eye of the Storm

And now it’s Istanbul; Dhaka, Bangladesh; Bagdad; Medina; Dallas and more. In our most recent conversation, we talked about the unspeakable acts that keep happening, the many innocent people killed… Read More »Love Stories