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…
text “Next Year in Jerusalem.” “Next year in Jerusalem,” a phrase spoken at the end of the Passover Seder…
text “I never promised you a rose garden.” While I waited in line at the Sunnyside Gardens to pay for some flowers, …
text “I never promised you a rose garden.” While I waited in line at the Sunnyside Gardens to pay for some flowers, …
text “If you see a turtle on the top of a fencepost, you know he had some help getting there.” Humorous anecdotes have a way of telling the truth about the importance of…
text “If you see a turtle on the top of a fencepost, you know he had some help getting there.” Humorous anecdotes have a way of telling the truth about the importance of…
text “Together we make a family.” Gathering around the hospital bed, the generations of Ken’s family found…
