Why Faith is Not Conformism
I’m a bit of a hoarder. Not in the usual sense, because I’m almost anal in keeping things neat and clean. No, I hoard books, articles and bits and pieces ...
Using the Time on Our Hands
Dealing with the pandemic and all the closures of entertainment venues, the main story in the weekly entertainment section of our local newspaper was entitled, “100 Things to Do While ...
Voices Crying in the Wilderness
My friend, Lori Chesser, an immigration lawyer, writes about the complexities of the immigration system (which many say is no system at all) in a recent issue of Living City, ...
Cleaving to a Vengeful God
Dear God, Instead of letting people die and having to make new ones, why don’t you just keep the ones you have now? Jane An excellent question, you might say, ...
Called to Show Up
Patrick Reardon, an author who regularly contributes to the National Catholic Reporter, wrote a column recently entitled, “God Calls Us to Show Up, Be Present.” The title intrigued me, and ...
Lesson from a Spotted Gecko
My wife, Amparo, and I are visiting her native country of Colombia, staying the month in the peaceful, mountainous, semi-tropical town of Barichara. Already, we’ve gotten into the rhythm of ...