WHEN I STARTED this job working for the Church probably the
first thing I realized was that everyone has a
story. You may think you… Continue reading
HUMAN LIFE IS precious; we will begin with this. Our souls are eternal, and God has given us free will. We make choices,
some are… Continue reading
MANY STUDIES OF late have shown that the “nones,” those with no religious affiliation, have ascended in recent times. People, mostly the young, are not… Continue reading
RECENTLY, I CAME across an article by Melanie McDonagh, a British writer. It was a light article, but with a lot of meat in it… Continue reading
WE ENTER A time of transitions for many people. The memory of dropping kids off at school, at universities, at places across the country are… Continue reading
IF SOMEONE WERE to ask you what is the most beautiful place you’ve ever been or the most beautiful thing you’ve ever seen, what would… Continue reading
MEMORIAL DAY 2019 has come and gone. It is a day we don’t recognize quite enough. I think a whole lot of us see it… Continue reading
THE SPRING OF 2003, I was in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Just an amazing experience in so many ways, and here is a snippet. I was… Continue reading
YOU MAY WONDER, as I have, why Good Friday is considered “good” when it is the day that Jesus the Messiah was nailed to the… Continue reading
A LONG TIME ago in a galaxy far, far away (cue the “Star Wars” music) I worked with juvenile felons at a place called Echo… Continue reading
IT CAN BE a rather scary leap approaching God. What does that mean, approaching God? You’re putting out feelers, seeing and wondering if he exists,… Continue reading
THIS CAT SHOWED up on our doorstep about a year ago. We seemed to have a lot of cats in our yard, as we have… Continue reading
number 31, if you’re… Continue reading
EDITH STEIN, A Carmelite nun who was killed at Auschwitz used to say that “if we seek truth, then we seek God, whether we realize… Continue reading
STEPHANIE PACKER IS a 37 year old mother of four, who was diagnosed with terminal scleroderma, an autoimmune disease, eight years ago. Packer was given… Continue reading
AS WE SEE an increase in those individuals who believe in “nothing” or “nones,” as they are commonly called, we see an increase in a… Continue reading
AS A SOCIETY, as a culture, as a people most of us crave unity. In our families we’d like to set the bar a little… Continue reading
