One Person, One Gun

Article posted in the New Yorker magazine http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/one-person-one-gun

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

“No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.” Lk 9:62 Leroy “Satchel” Paige, the great baseball pitcher, ...

Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

“Do you see this woman?” Lk. 7:44 Here’s a gospel story that features many ingredients of a racy summer beach read! You can even imagine the blurbs on the cover: ...

Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time

“Once when Jesus was praying in solitude ….” Lk 9:1 Jesus prayed. Wikipedia says: we get our word “prayer” from the Latin precari, which means “to ask, to beg, to ...

Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

“When the Lord saw her, he was moved with compassion … and said to her, ‘Do not weep.’” Lk. 7:13 This moving gospel narrative is beautifully representative of Luke’s tender ...

Too Small to Fail

Article posted by the Washington Post Click here to view article http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/02/opinion/building-childrens-brains.html?emc=eta1