Someday maybe… Today I visited a number of people who described their lives as active and vital until recently; recently measured anywhere from 3 months to four years. As I listened to them and their loved ones talk I wondered what my faith story might be if I for one reason or another lose control [...]

Ex 17:3-7 Rom 5:1-2, 5-8 Jn 4:5-42 or 4:5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42 Thirst hidden in the Rock I am one of those people who have spent more years of my life on a diet than not. Perhaps I ate freely from the age of zero to six, but since then each bite has been measured. [...]

Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18 Rom 8:31b-34 Mk 9:2-10 Backwards up the Mountain I recently had an opportunity to climb up a mountain with a patient…only I walked backward up the mountain much like you do in a snowstorm. This patient was rough and ready. She had no or at least very little room for [...]

Gn 9:8-15 1 Pt 3:18-22 Mk 1:12-15 Parking for Ashes The other night I went to our local parish for Ash Wednesday. This might be a slight exaggeration, but truly I think that every car and truck in our city was circling the same blocks as me looking for a parking place. I drove around [...]