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Armageddon, defined, is a final destructive battle or conflict. In Suffolk, at least, the meaning could be stretched to, well, hoping to avoid all hell breaking loose.

"This year, Advent will be felt more palpably than in years past because of what we are experiencing," writes the Rev. Kevin O'Hara.

Trump allies keep helping him obstruct government operations from within the administration, now into his lame-duck period.

Appointees Trump has purged tend to emerge with their reputations intact, but once-prominent officials who prop up his fantastical claims squander their credibility.

The president-elect's rhetoric on governance sounds normal to the point of cliche. But it may be enough.

Trump's self-interested acts failed to cause irreparable damage to U.S. institutions, which will survive his presidency.

First, I must tell you of the struggles my grandparents encountered coming to America from Poland, writes Sheila Kwitkin Zimmerman.

This week's clergy discuss how faith can help process a loss, unify a divided nation and teach compassion for those on the other side.

There are lots of payers, but there are only four kinds of prayers: thanks, gimme, oops and wow!, writes Rabbi Marc Gellman.

Sometimes people with no qualifications get themselves hired. Then they screw up, and a simple job separation becomes complicated.