text “His eye is on the sparrow and I know He watches me." Having grown up Catholic, I must confess that I had no knowledge of the…
text “To know Jesus means spending the rest of your life wondering what hit you.” Dorothy Day, a ferocious convert to Christianity, was no slouch when it came…
text “We can go home again.” Arriving back home in Minneapolis during a blizzard, I seriously wondered…
text “We can go home again.” Arriving back home in Minneapolis during a blizzard, I seriously wondered…
text "Receive what you are: the Body of Christ." At first, the nurse seemed reluctant to say anything about the condition of…
text "Receive what you are: the Body of Christ." At first, the nurse seemed reluctant to say anything about the condition of…
text "Did Jesus Have a Drinking Problem?" Jesus performed his first miracle (sign) in the Gospel of John (2:1-12) by…
text "Did Jesus Have a Drinking Problem?" Jesus performed his first miracle (sign) in the Gospel of John (2:1-12) by…
text “Who witnessed your baptism?” Aside from the chilling baptismal scenes of Michael Corleone (Al Pacino)…
text “Who witnessed your baptism?” Aside from the chilling baptismal scenes of Michael Corleone (Al Pacino)…
text “Sorry, there is no room in the inn, but would you like to come in for a drink?” The Christmas pageant was in progress and Joseph, along with his wife Mary…
text “Sorry, there is no room in the inn, but would you like to come in for a drink?” The Christmas pageant was in progress and Joseph, along with his wife Mary…
text "i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart)" The final line of one of e.e.cummings’ “little poems” carries this beautiful…
text "i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart)" The final line of one of e.e.cummings’ “little poems” carries this beautiful…
text “Together we can do something wonderful.” “Please, Fr. Gillespie, come in. Mother Teresa has been expecting you.” It…
text “Together we can do something wonderful.” “Please, Fr. Gillespie, come in. Mother Teresa has been expecting you.” It…
text “Dance, then, wherever you may be, I am the Lord of the Dance, said he.” There is no record in the New Testament of Jesus ever dancing, so we might be…
text “Dance, then, wherever you may be, I am the Lord of the Dance, said he.” There is no record in the New Testament of Jesus ever dancing, so we might be…
text “At what time would you like your wake-up call?” The phone rang almost immediately when I entered my hotel room. Assuming the…
text “At what time would you like your wake-up call?” The phone rang almost immediately when I entered my hotel room. Assuming the…
text “One day you finally knew what you had to do and began.” As the baby nestled comfortably in the arms of her mother, I began the…
text “One day you finally knew what you had to do and began.” As the baby nestled comfortably in the arms of her mother, I began the…
text "Gotta Serve Somebody" When the album entitled “Slow Train Coming” was launched in 1979, one song…
text "Gotta Serve Somebody" When the album entitled “Slow Train Coming” was launched in 1979, one song…
text “In case of the Rapture, this car will be abandoned.” Due to the snowstorm, the trip back from Des Moines to Dubuque would take an…
