text “Is there room for laughter during Advent?” The older woman was in her late eighties and suffered from severe diabetes…
text “Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows.” “Who knows what evil lurks in t As my family rode home on late Sunday afternoons, my father would switch on…
text 1st Sunday in Lent 2021: A fresh start? It seems that no matter how many hills we climb, or how dark the night, there’s another one to deal…
text “What floats your boat?” Good question, I thought, as I stared at the bumper sticker on the boat…
text “What floats your boat?” Good question, I thought, as I stared at the bumper sticker on the boat…
text Sixth Sunday of the Year: Honor, Love, and Cherish Although today’s readings focus on disease, specifically leprosy, and more importantly, compassion…
text “What are friends for?” I don’t recall when I first heard the phrase, “What are friends for”, but I…
text “What are friends for?” I don’t recall when I first heard the phrase, “What are friends for”, but I…
text Fifth Sunday of the Year: AKA Sexagesima Buccaneers versus Chiefs might sound like an episode from Peter Pan – if you were born on a…
text “Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable.” When I returned the call from a perfect stranger, he said: “I never thought…
text “Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable.” When I returned the call from a perfect stranger, he said: “I never thought…
text Fourth Sunday of the Year: Caught in the Middle [This Sunday I am still in the grip of the unfortunate aftereffects of inhaling Volatile Organic…
text Third Sunday of Ordinary Time: A Tale of a Whale This morning I noted that Church documents still call this the “Third Sunday of Ordinary Time,” as…
text I hear you knocking but you can't come in Once the rhythm and blues song, “I Hear You Knocking, But You Can’t Come In”,…
text I hear you knocking but you can't come in Once the rhythm and blues song, “I Hear You Knocking, But You Can’t Come In”,…
text Second Sunday of the Year 2021: Loving Life Early this past week I happened to tune into “Morning Joe,” an early-morning news-and-commentary…
text “Show me the way to go home.” On my way to say goodbye to a good friend who was in hospice care, I had to…
text “Show me the way to go home.” On my way to say goodbye to a good friend who was in hospice care, I had to…
text The Baptism of the Lord 2021: Hope Kindled Some things, once seen, remain etched in memory. Even though very few of us were present and…
text Baptism: A Journey of Hope The tiny hands of the two-day-old baby opened and closed with each drop of…
text Baptism: A Journey of Hope The tiny hands of the two-day-old baby opened and closed with each drop of…
text The Epiphany 2021: Light in Dark Times Today’s celebration is one of the oldest in the Christian tradition. In Ireland it is traditionally…
text “As we look back at those who have gone before us, what do we find?” The tiny figures usually made their way to our family living room a few days…
