In my last post I touched on a few poems I’ve long enjoyed and added a few words about how poetry has influenced me. Although I appreciate g...

I just discovered something shocking...well, I suppose shocking is a bit hyperbolic, but it's not a good thing. Apparently school childr...

  “For he will give his angels charge of you to guard you in all your ways” [Ps 91:11] I’ll begin with a story, a true story about an eve...

Today, on All Souls Day, Diane and I celebrate our 52nd wedding anniversary. All Souls Day is really a rather odd day for a wedding; indeed,...

Several years ago I posted occasional reflections on the day's Morning Prayer of the Church's Liturgy of the Hours. For some reason ...

In just a few years we as a nation have elevated a collection of poorly educated but technically competent men and women to a level of unde...

Thinking of the election and its meaning for our nation’s future, I turned back to the Old Testament and realized Moses said it best in word...

About all I'll say with regard to the current electon -- assuming, of course, that you have not yet cast your ballot -- is VOTE PRO-LIFE...

Today I intend to reflect briefly on "the spirituality of evangelization." Actually, I'm not exactly sure what that means, but...

OK, it’s confession time...well sort of. I’m not going to confess my sins publicly. No juicy stuff here. That’s between me, my confessor, an...

Readings: Eph 2:1-10 ; Ps 100 ; Luke 12:13-21 _________________ In today’s Gospel passage Luke describes an encounter between Jesus and a ...

Too often these days people ask me, “What’s going on, deacon? The Church seems to be self-destructing.” I suppose they ask me this and simil...