Today, I would like to write about something I know little of (so you say: “What else is new?”) motherhood, in particular John Lewis’s mother.
I Don’t Like Death
What? I thought I was pretty smart when it came to our food chain. That’s why I am basically a vegetarian. According to John C. Moore in his March 2014 Read More
Why Retell the Terrible Story
Not too long ago I shared with some friends how I meditate using the crucifix and some reading material to get started. I learned to do this as a high Read More
Adapting to COVID-19
I left the Passionist Novitiate after four years of high school and one-half year of novitiate. Today, I see that time as the gift of a lifetime. One of the Read More
Join Me in the Journey
As a child, I was taught to give up something for Lent. I was not taught, or I missed this part of the instruction if I was, the reason why Read More
Happy Fasting!
I attended a meeting with some friends the other morning and one person said she would like to have a future meeting to address the question: “Why fast?” She justified Read More
A Gift of Grace
Last night, a gift of grace!”Merici” came to dieFrom nearby nursing homeOur doctors did their bestHer heart and lungs were spentWith ninety-four long yearsMerici’s hour drew nearWithout a single kinNo Read More
A Community Building Building Community
Every weekday sometime around 11:30 am I find my way over to Lakeview Presbyterian Church’s third space where I enjoy a better than home cooked meal prepared by First Slice Read More
Just Embrace
I never know who I’m going to meet or run into at my local Starbucks. One surprise came when the barista suggested one morning that I try something different, Read More