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 “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 “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 “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 “No man has ever been shot while doing the dishes.” It was while I was doing the dishes that I first noticed the sign above the…
text “No man has ever been shot while doing the dishes.” It was while I was doing the dishes that I first noticed the sign above the…
text “Jesus: Mender of Broken Dreams.” As I arrived at the hospital, I felt an overwhelming sense of sadness. Before…
text “Jesus: Mender of Broken Dreams.” As I arrived at the hospital, I felt an overwhelming sense of sadness. Before…
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…
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…
text “Love at first sight: the risk of faith.” Amid the hype of “Jingle Bell Rock” and clever sales pitches encouraging us…
text “Love at first sight: the risk of faith.” Amid the hype of “Jingle Bell Rock” and clever sales pitches encouraging us…
text “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” With the recent visit of Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, to Auschwitz,…
text “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” With the recent visit of Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, to Auschwitz,…
text Teaching morals and values to teenagers an opinion piece published in the Wednesday Journal of Oak Park and River Forest
text “Is there room for laughter during Advent?” The older woman was in her late eighties and suffered from severe diabetes…
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 “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 “Precious Lord Take My Hand.” The grocery store wasn’t all that busy when I shopped for a few items…
text “If it were not for hope, the heart would break.” Walking through Calvary Cemetery in St. Paul, I came across a tombstone…
text “If it were not for hope, the heart would break.” Walking through Calvary Cemetery in St. Paul, I came across a tombstone…
text “Encounters with everyday annunciations: Discovering God in unusual places.” In my bedroom hangs a replica of Fra Angelico’s famous painting of the …
