The Disconnect Between Religion and “Real Life”
There’s a certain American archbishop and cardinal, who until his dismissal by Pope Francis in 2014, had an important post in the Vatican. On several occasions, he was photographed in ...
Coral and the Search for God
You’ve probably heard the term, “canary in a coal mine.” Since early mines had little ventilation, miners reportedly brought caged canaries into new parts of mines as an early warning ...
Being Single-Minded and Whole-Hearted
Because of the famous 1993 movie, Schindler’s List, many people know the story of Oskar Schindler. He was German industrialist and member of the Nazi Party who is credited with ...
Got Faith? Only If You Have Empathy
A neighbor and I recently met on the sidewalk in front of our house and I asked about her daughter, who has a rare disease that attacks nerve cells in ...
Why I’m a Catholic
Though these blogs are obviously written by a Catholic, I try to make them as non-denominational as possible, hoping they can be of use to all readers. But it occurs ...
Want Peace? Trust
As I was thinking about how to write about trust, I looked out my office window and saw a robin lighting on the topmost branch of a birch tree in ...