Sunday Morning

I like to start my Sunday mornings with a cup of coffee and Sunday Morning - the CBS show, that is.

Hosted by the bow-tie wearing Charles Osgood, Sunday Morning provides in depth reporting on stories that you don't normally hear about, interesting commentaries, and interviews that go beyond the pandering entertainment show fare. This past Sunday, for example, Sunday Morning explained all this "Tea Party" jazz that's going on, showed the largest pilgrimage on earth (nope, not the one to Mecca, but one I'd never heard of before), shared footage of a breathtaking new orchestra/film concert that made me want to go to Houston to see it, and highlighted a project to photograph America's endangered species.

Bill Geist's travels around the country to turkey-calling contests, "Hot Dog U," and the Sisters of the Holy Spirit bakery right here in Cleveland make me chuckle. Did you know that the Sisters of the Holy Spirit bake cookies for the Cleveland Indians? Other regulars on the show include Mo Rocca and Ben Stein.

Sunday Morning is a softer, gentler news show and I find it to be a peaceful way to start my day. I wish there was a Sunday Morning every day of the week. The regular morning shows jump so quickly from one topic to the next that I'm already racing before my day starts.

The show ends with a minute or two of beautiful nature footage. No commentary, no music...just birds chirping, breezes blowing or water trickling. When this peaceful moment ends, it's time for me to leave for church, and I'm in just the right frame of mind to worship.