William Kevin Stoos

Copyright © 2020 William Kevin Stoos William Kevin Stoos (aka Hugh Betcha) is a writer, book reviewer, and attorney, whose feature and cover articles have appeared in the Liguorian, Carmelite Digest, Catholic Digest, Catholic Medical Association Ethics Journal, Nature Conservancy Magazine, Liberty Magazine, Social Justice Review, Wall Street Journal Online and other secular and religious publications. He is a regular contributing author for The Bread of Life Magazine in Canada. His review of Shadow World, by COL. Robert Chandler, propelled that book to best seller status. His book, The Woodcarver (]And Other Stories of Faith and Inspiration) © 2009, William Kevin Stoos (Strategic Publishing Company)—a collection of feature and cover stories on matters of faith—was released in July of 2009. It can be purchased though many internet booksellers including Amazon, Tower, Barnes and Noble and others. Royalties from his writings go to support the Carmelites. He resides in Wynstone, South Dakota.

“His newest book, The Wind and the Spirit (Stories of Faith and Inspiration)” was released in 2011 with all the author’s royalties go to support the Carmelite sisters.”

Most Recent Articles by William Kevin Stoos:

The Christmas Candle December 24, 2025

“Candle wicks, like memories, flicker faintly at times, and burn brightly at others.”

A Clear, Cold Night December 24, 2025

For Christmas was, is, and always will be, a clear cold, night: So, at midnight, each Christmas from now until the end, I will step out into the clear, cold night

The Simple Faith of Humble Men November 27, 2025

Thanksgiving

Mamdani’s Wagon Of Economic Prosperity November 17, 2025

For the problem with Communism was simple—in the end you run out of other people’s money. And Uncle Sugar has nothing more to give;

The Myth of Hedge Balls November 11, 2025

Legends die hard, and this one is no different. But I have learned a valuable lesson from this experience. This year I am placing several hedge balls outside my house--to draw these little critters out. After all, even crickets need homes

Bittersweet Woods October 25, 2025

Here in South Dakota the vine remains inextricably entwined in the memories of my childhood—bittersweet memories, rekindled in these bittersweet woods

This Land Their Labors Wrought September 1, 2025

For no dream was built more nobly than This land their labors wrought

Hooks and Pincers March 29, 2025

Why You Have Never Really Had a Bad Day

The Words March 23, 2025

I need only The Words—that is all. I believe them because I have read them and taken them to heart. I believe because of The Words and I need nothing else. They are words of power and inspiration and grace. Because of The Words alone, I believe.

Bigger Than Yourself March 21, 2025

If you choose Him, you will never make the wrong choice. True fulfillment lies in believing in something bigger than yourself

Jacob’s Prayer March 15, 2025

Sometimes The Best Advice A Lawyer Can Give Is Prayer

“Did You See the Big Man?” March 14, 2025

How the Holy Spirit Appeared to a Small Boy in Africa

Cottonwood Christianity March 12, 2025

The cottonwood tree is like the Christian faith. Our faith, too, is majestic, glorious, strong and inspiring

The Fabric of Our Faith by William Kevin Stoos March 10, 2025

Easter, 2025

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The Woodcarver: Nazis, Blacks, and a Lesson in Stereotypes March 10, 2025

The Mother and Child sit on altar table--I think about Charles and Josef. And I am reminded that every time I have ever tried to judge my fellow man according to his creed, race, or religion, I have been unfailingly wrong

“Boy, Are You Brave!” (Or, Don’t Thank God in Public) March 9, 2025

America is the easiest place in the world to be a Christian--It is the easiest place in the world to say Deo Gratias. And no people on earth have more reason to do so.

A Christian Carol—The Subtle Christianity of Charles Dickens December 25, 2024

And we are poignantly reminded that no matter how selfish, uncaring, or sinful we have been, we too may wake up one morning, throw back the shutters and--by the Grace of God--be redeemed

One More Year of Santa December 25, 2024

On Perpetuating The Wonderful Myth of Santa Through Parental Trickery

If Babies Had Feathers We Would Not Kill Them-2 December 23, 2024

The esteem in which we hold unborn baby eagles is remarkable. The protection which the law affords them is noble and inspiring. If only unborn human babies had feathers…perhaps we would not kill them.

This Land Their Labors Wrought September 2, 2024

Labor Day

Advance copy of Vice President Harris Speech on Middle East Policy August 6, 2024

If the ‘Hottsies’ and the ‘Tottsies’ sent by the Molars of Iran or the 'Hosebella' or any other terrorist group attacks Israel or our troops, we will protest even more vigorously and we will unleash even more warnings. Let’s be clear about that

The Hard Left Turn: We Did Not Leave the Democrat Party…It Left Us July 17, 2024

No, we did not leave the party…the Democrats left us. Over time, the Democrats turned left…hard left. And we kept driving straight down the road