text “Before enlightenment, the laundry. After enlightenment, the laundry.” Waiting patiently in line at the local grocery store, I was fascinated with…
text “Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” Lent has arrived with all its invitations to be perpetually strong in the…
text “Go to heaven for the climate.Go to hell for the company.” Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better know as Mark Twain, died on April 21, 1910,…
text “You are the salt of the earth. You are the light of the world.” Searching for memorable images that would capture the imaginations of his…
text “We are here! We are on fire!” On January 21, 2017, the day after Donald Trump’s first inauguration as…
text “Discovering the extraordinary in the ordinary: the call to discipleship.” Perhaps it is time to re-imagine the significance of our personal call to…
text “I would like to offer you a rational explanation, but I can’t figure it out.” The airline pilot’s words were not that comforting, especially since we had…
text “Do you clearly understand what you are undertaking?” You have asked to have your child baptized. In doing so you are accepting the…
text “Urbi et Orbi: For the City and the World.” Unlike Pope Leo the XIV, I never aspired to be pope; however, I have thought…
text "Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for Us Sinners" Some years ago, while traveling through Scotland, I heard a weather report…
text “A cup of Christmas tea: Preparing for the New Year.” Some years ago, I received a copy of Tom Hegg’s little book entitled: A Cup of…
text "Love at First Sight" Is Jesus the reason for the Christmas Season? The need to patiently watch and…
text “It Always Seems Impossible Until It’s Done” Nelson Mandela, former South African President, died on December 5, 2013…
text “Is there room for laughter during Advent?” The older woman was in her late eighties and suffered from severe diabetes…
text “Advent: Déjà vu all over again.” Yogi Berra, former catcher for the New York Yankees, was known as the Master…
text "Precious Lord, Take My Hand." The grocery store wasn’t all that busy when I shopped for a few items…
text "Extra! Extra! Is the end of the world near?" Searching for a coherent vision of our everyday world is, at best, a stretch…
text "Here's the church, here's the steeple, open the door and see all the people." Combining words with action, a favorite childhood nursery rhyme often ended…
text “Come to me, all you that are weary, and I will give you rest.” Soul searching moments can take us by surprise and, with the grace of God,…
text "It's Hard To Stumble When You Are On Your Knees" The storefront church on University Avenue in St. Paul receives a lot of…
text "Never Quit, Just Restart" If she had the strength, she would have picked herself out of the ditch and…
text “What causes you to come back every week to celebrate the Eucharist?” Measuring church attendance is not rocket science and remains an inadequate…
text “When I Count My Blessings, I Count You Twice.” This eloquently stated Irish blessing, “When I count my blessings I count you…
text “Who among you received forgiveness from Jesus Christ and deserved it?” There was a slight drizzle of rain in the air and the written message in…
