How to Love “Church”
I love to fish, but I don’t go as often as I’d like. In fact, when we lived in Iowa I hardly ever went, mostly because in the area where ...
Is Wrong the New Right?
Bryce Miller, who formally worked at the newspaper where I was employed, is now a sportswriter for the San Diego Union Tribune. His very active life was recently interrupted by ...
Faith as War
The mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 of 2021, “included a large cohort that hoisted Confederate battle flags and Trump banners. But mixed among those standards were ...
Ten Years of a Religious “Rock Star”
I’ve often read or observed media reports of huge crowds that turn out for rock stars and other popular celebrities, wondering if that could ever happen to a religious leader. ...
Why We Deserve Respect
Thomas Meagher was an Irish revolutionary whom the British sentenced to death. But his hanging was commuted at the last minute, and he was “transported” to a penal colony in ...
Our Brains on Stories
I often wonder why more preachers – priests, ministers, rabbis – fail to use stories in their homilies. (Ok, I must admit I’m talking about Catholic preachers. I’ve heard few ...