Can the Ordinary Become Extraordinary?
When I read gospel passages like the following from the Gospel of John – the whole of which was read in Catholic and other churches a few weeks ago – ...
What Hiking and “Church” Have in Common
My wife, Amparo, and I were blessed over the Labor Day weekend by a visit from our son, Sean, his wife and two sons, aged 8 and 10. They live ...
How Could God Possibly Love Us?
I don’t recall how, but I recently came across the above painting of St. Jerome by a 15th century Italian artist named Benvenuto Tisi da Garafalo. Being nearly illiterate in art, ...
How Fear Threatens Us
I’ve told this story to many people because I think it’s a fascinating illustration of how fear often gets the better of us. I heard the story from my wife’s, ...
Ordinary Faith, Ordinary Science
I keep coming back in these blogs to the perceived conflict between faith and science, mostly because so many people cite it as a reason for having lost their faith. ...
Indifference Society’s Greatest Threat?
One of my favorite songs in Spanish is a well-known tune by Argentina’s iconic singer, Mercedes Sosa, who died in 2009. I’ve mentioned it before in this blog. Here are ...