Stereotypes: A Cheap Substitute for Thinking?
As I age, I’m acutely aware of stereotypes about old people and find myself trying not to fall into them. I try not to get too far behind in wardrobe ...
Seeing Things As They Really Are
One of my regular prayers is, “Lord, help me to see things as they really are.” “What?” some non-believers may say. “How can you say you want to see things ...
Mariana and the Ex-Royal Couple
A bent and seemingly emaciated grandmother who sells vegetables in the streets of the small city of Sonsonate in El Salvador rises at 5 a.m. to get her wood fire ...
The Jesuit Notion of Discernment
Besides their universities and high schools, Jesuits – members of the Society of Jesus – are known for the Spiritual Exercises of their founder, Ignatius of Loyola. And I’m told ...
Who God Loves
My esteem for Pope Francis will come as no surprise to those who read this blog regularly. I believe he is the man for our time, not just for Catholics, but ...
Yawn. Another Blog on the Environment?
“In a growing shift,” says a recent article in the Des Moines Register, “more than 80 percent of Iowa farmers now say climate change is occurring, with half of growers ...