The God of Whim, or Dad?
It’s undoubtedly true that the Nazi concentration camps produced many atheists, not only among survivors but among those who know about them. “Where was God?” many of them and those ...
Thinking the Unthinkable
Apart from the pope, Catholic leaders don’t often get positive media coverage. They are an easy target. They often say publicly what people don’t want to hear, bucking contemporary views ...
Rethinking Comparisons
Many self-helpers advise “not to compare yourself to others.” I believe that’s good advice, at least when comparing yourself to people you perceive to be better off – financially, emotionally ...
Archie Bunker’s god, Part II
Back in 2018, I wrote a blog with the title, “Clinging to Archie Bunker’s God.” The character masterfully played by the late Carroll O’Conner in the 1970s TV comedy “All ...
What It Means to Believe
Over coffee at a neighborhood Panera’s, my friend, Bob Claus, and I had one of our familiar conversations about faith and doubt, but this time, with Bob’s friend and former ...
When It Stops Flowing, It Stinks
In his homily about stories in the New and Old Testament readings on a recent weekend, Fr. John Brobbey, the associate pastor at St. Francis of Assisi parish in West ...