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 ...
Settling for Pacifiers
I recently met my beautiful, new great, great niece (Yes, I’m that old.). It was close to feeding time during a recent visit and her mother – like most mothers ...