The God who is “Distant and Never Quite Satisfied”
On a recent show, TV host Stephen Colbert interviewed comedian Jim Gaffigan. They were talking about parenting and their faith, something that is seldom done on national network television, and ...
Giving the Poor a Bad Name, Again
It was a summer afternoon, windows and doors were open, and our middle-class neighborhood in St. Joseph, Mo. was filled with sounds and smells. Trucks with screeching brakes delivered ice ...
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 ...