President Obama’s tour through the Midwest in a coal-black Darth Vader-mobile begs comparison with past presidential excursions. I’m thinking of…
After six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.…
Here’s a fact that was not lost on my teenage daughter: The infamous debt-ceiling deal doesn’t actually reduce much of…
I’m an animal lover. At this time, two dogs, a cat, and a hamster are part of our family. For…
This summer brought with it the recurrence of America’s fascination with all things Parisian. Actually, it is more than fascination…
There’s an art to the way one lives one’s life. Perspective, serenity, openness to beauty, the ability to see goodness…
Bravado from Exodus 2 What a beautiful baby brother you have to hide among the reeds along the river where…
Five Sons Today five sons Served on the altar Determined boys Who would not falter. Boys at home Who fight…
The Cage The trees were steel And the ax of wood In the desert of God Where Jesus stood Cut…
We Christians – all of us, Catholics, Protestants, and Orthodox – need an effective rebuttal to the harmful anti-church insistence…