It is always good to have alternatives at hand for situations that seem to be getting out of control. Alternatives are a compatible companion to freedom. While freedom can manage, Read More
Pentecost–Discovering Your Voice
“There are two important days in your life, the day you are born and the day you figure out why you were born.” Words from Boniface Mwangi in today’s TED Read More
Here’s an “App” You Won’t Want to Miss
All of us acknowledge unfinished business, some of us moreso than others. This situation largely derives from our propensity to defer to tomorrow what we can easily enough do today. Read More
Finding Home
This TEDx selection presents a vivid picture of the consequences of not believing in the transformative way of the cross as well a challenge for those of us who do believe Read More
Time to Clean House
How many times a day do we say: “I have to …”? Quite frequently. In fact, our lives seem to be riddled by “…have tos…” Where do they come from? Read More
The Economics of Community
Today much of our economic world is held and controlled by corporate ownership. I wonder what would happen if people of compassion (read religious communities) owned and controlled more of the production Read More
I have questions but do I have the answers? What is the New Testament? Is it a story (maybe a novel) about Jesus? Is it an advice book? Is it Read More
On Getting a Good Night’s Sleep
Freddie and Winnie tried to prevent something they obviously found objectionable, but in doing so they themselves caused some objectionable results. The background of this conundrum is an incident that Read More
Kailash Satyarthi–Putting Anger to Work
As a kid growing up in the 50’s attending a Catholic school, I remember hearing about the Christophers. Father James Keller, M.M. founded the Christophers in 1945. He believed: …that Read More