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 ...

Why Truth Matters

I recently received a letter that appeared to be “official.” It had the clear plastic windows on the envelope you would expect from an official source, a return address saying ...

Where to Look for God

“If people say they just love the smell of books, I always want to pull them aside and ask, to be clear, do you know how reading works?” I found ...