Readers of Dave Barry’s latest, 'Class Clown: The Memoirs of a Professional Wiseass: How I Went 77 Years Without Growing Up,' will find enjoyable excerpts from many of his most notable columns, surrounded by additional memories, commentary and, occasionally, the perspective of hindsight.

A Reflection for Thursday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time, by Kerry Weber

A Reflection for Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Easter, by Kerry Weber

Somehow, incredibly, this celibate, elderly man often doled out some of the best and most valuable parenting advice I’ve received along the way.

A Reflection for Monday in the Octave of Easter, by Kerry Weber

A Reflection for Friday of the Second Week of Lent, by Kerry Weber

A Reflection for Friday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time, by Kerry Weber

From glow-in-the-dark rosary beads to St. Christopher dashboard statues and Pope Francis bobbleheads, a tribute to the complicated life of Catholic kitsch

What better way to celebrate Christmas than to have faith in things unseen, to find hope in a child.

A Reflection for Monday of the Third Week of Advent, by Kerry Weber