Did You Get Your Invitation?
When I worked as a priest among the Aymara-speaking people of Bolivia, it wasn’t unusual when walking to communities high in the mountains to find remnants of pagan worship. Among ...
Resilience, and the Search for God
When I was a kid, starting when I was about 8 or 9 years old, I believe, my friends and I used to be gone from our houses for hours ...
There Should Be Some Grinch in All Believers
Around this time of year, I grumble about the lights and decorations at the malls and in neighborhoods, about the Christmas music that will have to be endured for more ...
Is Faith Childish?
At a recent visit to the house of my son and daughter-in-law near Chicago, my 3-year-old grandson pointed to the bald spot on the back of my head and asked, ...
The Transient Power of a Tear
A public-service TV “commercial” back in the 1970s shows an obviously Native American canoeing a river. Smokestacks shoot particles into the air, forming smog. Garbage floats by. A close-up shows ...
“Mystery:” A Subterfuge for the Unbelievable?
Growing up Catholic, I heard a lot about “mystery.” No, not the novel or movie that may be a “mystery,” but beliefs that are mysteries. I never particularly liked the ...