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‘Ring Them Bells’

Then pealed the bells more loud and deep: “God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;  The Wrong shall fail, the Right prevail, With peace on earth, goodwill to men.”      – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow We finally wrestled the … Continue reading

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What peace on earth?

Then pealed the bells more loud and deep: “God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;  The Wrong shall fail, the Right prevail, With peace on earth, goodwill to men.”      – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The concluding stanza to … Continue reading

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‘Wild’ and ‘sweet’

I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old, familiar carols play,  And wild and sweet the words repeat Of peace on earth, goodwill to men!      – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow What unexpected words to use for the Christmas … Continue reading

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You and me, and the bells of Christmas

Then from each black, accursed mouth The cannon thundered in the South,  And with the sound the carols drowned Of peace on earth, goodwill to men!   It was as if an earthquake rent The hearth-stones of a continent, And … Continue reading

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A kinder, gentler kingdom

“For hate is strong, And mocks the song Of peace on earth, goodwill to men!” – From the poem “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I read an article yesterday that was both revealing and disturbing. It was about terrorism … Continue reading

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The bells of Christmas

Christmas Bells A poem by Henry Wadsworh Longfellow, 1863 I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old, familiar carols play,  And wild and sweet the words repeat Of peace on earth, goodwill to men!   And thought how, as … Continue reading

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Drowning the ‘Humbug’ in cheer

If I could work my will, every idiot who goes about with ‘Merry Christmas’ on his lips, should be boiled in his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart!  – Ebenezer Scrooge There is a … Continue reading

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#5 – Top Five Most Viewed Catches Of All Time

Over the last five days of 2017, we will be looking at the Top Five most viewed Catches of all time. Today … Number Five.  Number five on the list of Top Five Most Viewed Catches Of All Time was … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas from the Fischers

Dear Catch Community, ‘Tis the season for family, and we want to wish all of you, our extended family, a very merry Christmas. We are so glad to be a part of you, and have you be a part of … Continue reading

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In the human caravan

In between what was and what will be He has entered history Down the corridor of time Across a theatre of mime I have seen the Son of Man In the human caravan.          – from the … Continue reading

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