attending a university, money in my pocket, virtually no adult supervision — I felt a longing… Continue reading
AT ONE POINT, many years ago, my wife and I had five teenagers living under our roof. Honestly, the memories are a blur. We ate… Continue reading
I VISIT MY mom as often as I can as she lives in an assisted living place in Bellevue. The thing you notice right away… Continue reading
YOU MIGHT HAVE never heard of Sean Parker, but you probably use his product. Parker is Facebook’s founding president. In a recent story on Axios.com,… Continue reading
IT IS ALWAYS nice to find out about something that improves your day or your life. It might be a particular author that suddenly grabs… Continue reading
HEAVEN OR HELL, one thing we know for sure is that our soul is meant for eternity. Our words, our actions, our faith, will hold… Continue reading
WOW, THE FIRST day of September. Should we say that it was another summer that went way too quick, or a joyous summer that we… Continue reading
GERMAN CARDINAL GERHARD Müller was not pushed out, despite international news reports. The Associated Press said in a story I read
July 2 that “Pope… Continue reading
“WITH GOD, YOU are never alone.” If you are a Christian of any stripe you have probably heard this a hundred or more times. When… Continue reading
THE WHOLE IDEA of miracles is sometimes hard for us to wrap our minds around. Some of my favorite subjects to talk about or address… Continue reading
IT IS GOOD Friday, and in two days, we celebrate the most important date on the Christian calendar: Easter. Paul tells us that our “faith… Continue reading
ONE OF THE reasons I write this column, and I am probably not alone in this, is that I am trying to show and even… Continue reading
WE TALK ABOUT unity in our country or community, but this is just a word that makes a lot of people feel better in saying,… Continue reading
I WAS BLESSED to be at a Catholic youth convention (CYC) on the Puyallup fairgrounds the weekend of Nov. 12-13. The column I wrote last… Continue reading
Take a step back and forward can change our perspective in meaningful ways.
It’s natural to have high hopes for World Youth Day, but when they are exceeded, it’s humbling.
