In my most recent post I neglected to mention our minor (very minor) adventure on the James River Ferry . Because I tend to avoid the inters...

Another enjoyable day! I really do enjoy traveling, even if it's to less than exotic places. Wherever we go, Dear Diane and I meet the m...

Once again I find myself wide awake in the day's early hours listening to Dear Diane's soft breathing as she sleeps in our hotel roo...

In September Father Gabriel Naddaf, a Greek Orthodox priest from Nazareth spoke  to the United Nations Human Rights Council about the persec...

Readings: Phil 2:12-18; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Luke 14.25-33 ______________________ I love to plan. I especially love planning trips. Indeed,...

Readings: Ex 22:20-26; Ps 103; 1 Thes 1:5c-10; Mt 22:33-40 _______________________ Remember last Sunday’s Gospel passage? Sure you do. ...

Earlier this morning I came across an article that should cause all Americans to shudder. The likelihood that it will have little effect on ...

Readings: Is 5:1-7; Ps 80; Phil 4:6-9; Mt 21: 33-43 ----------------- About 30 years ago, after the United States Navy once again trans...

Readings: Ez 18:25-28: 7; Ps 103; Phil 2:1-11; Mt 21: 28-32 _________________ Some years ago, a friend, a retired a State Trooper, told m...

Given the busyness of my life in recent weeks, I neglected to post this brief weekday homily. Better late than never, I suppose. ----------...

This year, a year in which we mark the centennial of the start of the First World War, we can only look back in sad amazement at the tragic ...

Every so often I come across a few isolated news stories that together offer more than a glimpse into the decay of our once-civilized societ...

Nothing surprises me anymore. I don't know whether the world has degenerated into absolute weirdness or that nothing can escape the atte...