Tag: Mother Teresa

John Stewart, Mother Teresa and the Power of Song in the Field Where the Angels Dance

~ Peggy Haslar ~ 2 Comments

He died ten years ago at the age of 68.  He didn't achieve fame at the level of some who admired him, among them James Taylor, Carole King, Lindsey Buckingham, Nanci Griffith and Roseanne Cash. Nevertheless, he remains a highly-acclaimed hero of Americana music, one of the original singer/songwriters to blend folk music with rock.  … Continue reading John Stewart, Mother Teresa and the Power of Song in the Field Where the Angels Dance

Unselfconcious Icons: The Hidden Power of a Good Example in an Age of Bluster and Bling

~ Peggy Haslar ~ 4 Comments

On an ordinary day in the Denver photofinishing plant where I worked as a personnel clerk many years ago, one of the department heads came running into the manager's office across the hall from mine. "Somebody just puked in the restroom!" he exclaimed. "The custodian's at lunch and there's nobody to clean it up!" "Who? … Continue reading Unselfconcious Icons: The Hidden Power of a Good Example in an Age of Bluster and Bling