ST HILARY OF POITIERS...

...is my Saint for 2020. He was chosen for me by Jen Fulwiler's Saint's Name Generator. You, too, may have a Saint picked for you to guide you as you begin this new decade. The Saint's Name Generator is extraordinarily popular and in years passed has garnered more than 1 million hits, but I think this year it will pass the tipping point and may amass several million users.  And you may have a word picked for you, too, if you use the Word of the Year Generator.  My word of the year is, "celebrate": I hope the New Year will provide many occasions for celebration.