With the exception of my daily Liturgy of the Hours and the Rosary, my prayer usually takes the form of conversations with God. Sometimes it...

Today I once again drove our friend, Nancy, to Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa. She is undergoing a regimen of chemotherapy and must also rec...

Once or twice a month Diane and I are privileged to minister as on-call chaplains at our local hospital here in The Villages, Florida. This ...

Our dear friends, Nancy and Joe Hathaway, have been staying with us at our home in The Villages, Florida. Nancy, who is battling leukemia an...

Do you remember the prayer to St. Michael? If you're my age, or even a few years younger, you should. The prayer goes back to 1886 when ...

Readings: Gal 1:6-12; Ps 111; Lk 10:25-37 ---------------------- Jesus was always teaching, wasn't He? And like any good teacher, He w...

My, oh my, oh my...aren't our politicians absolutely wonderful?  Now, in the spirit of full disclosure, I usually vote Republican. ...

Readings: Proverbs 30:5-9; Psalm 119; Luke 9:1-6 -------------------------------- When Diane and I travel we always overpack. Hotel bellma...

Among modern man's more puzzling traits is his seeming unwillingness to name that which is trying to destroy him. It's a particular...

The other morning after Mass I exposed the Blessed Sacrament on our church's altar for an hour of adoration by the faithful. I left the ...