Things That Go Bump in the Night
A monk at Conception Abbey in Missouri told this well-known story in a homily at a Mass I viewed online. In a rite of passage, a native-American father takes his ...
Faith’s Impossible Goals
The gospels present people searching for God with seemingly impossible goals. Among the most daunting is this quote from Jesus: “You, therefore, must be perfect as your heavenly father is ...
The Rehabilitation of Mercy
Judge Frank Caprio is the principle on the syndicated show, “Caught in Providence” that shows up on Facebook’s Watchlist. He sits in judgment on minor infractions, usually traffic cases, and ...
Forgiving the Unforgiveable
I can’t believe it’s been five years since the murder of nine people by a white supremacist as they prayed at the end of a Bible study at Emanuel AME ...
Are People Basically Good or Bad?
I’m pretty much of a news freak. Having worked much of my adult life as a journalist, I still read the local daily newspaper religiously. I read other national newspapers ...
Being “Tough”
I read in the newspaper recently about Richard Schuster, 42, an Air Force veteran who has faced combat, cancer and addiction, and now COVD-19. He’s been through, and has overcome, ...