I have a friend who likes to say when referring to a particular political party: “The only trouble with spending other peoples’ money is that you eventually run out of Read More
E.T. Meets Planet Earth
Is Christmas a memory? Is Christmas more than a memory? Is Christmas only a memory? Is that what the greeting Happy Holidays implies? Pearl Harbor: Remember Pearl Harbor! Is Pearl Read More
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Let’s Do Something About Being “Left Out”
The other day I bought a cake for a friend celebrating her birthday. After helping pass out a piece to all present, I sat down to have mine only to Read More
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Win, Place, Show
It is unseemly to entitle a reflection piece, written around Christmas time, with a title such as appears above. For it calls to mind the racing establishment, and the often Read More
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Three Actions You Can Do for Mother Earth
If you are like me, you’ve been reading and hearing about the Paris COP21 (November 30 to December 11, 2015) or the United Nations Conference on Climate Change seeking agreement Read More
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There is a Time
Advent introduces a new year into our lives, as the church’s version of the civil new year that occurs every January 1st. It’s a helpful reminder that time marches on, Read More
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Even the Dogs are Fed
I really like the story of the Syrophoenician woman in the Luke. She begs Jesus to drive out the demon possessing her daughter. Jesus tells her He has come for Read More
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Let’s Take a Look Around and Within
A much recited phrase from the document of Pope St. John XXIII, convoking the Second Vatican Council, was: “the signs of the times”. (Humanae Salutis) He used this phrase to Read More
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One Day in the Life of a Man’s Monastery
I grew up in a quiet almost Beaver Cleaver like community across the street from the Passionist’s monastery in Chicago. During the summer I would wake up in the middle Read More
