“Mom, how does God make pop?” The other day as I was returning from my hospital unit, I heard a young child ask his mom, “Mom, how does God make pop?” Unfor...
From the seat of a Wheel Chair I went back to work this past Monday for the first time since November 15th. As noted in a previous entry I had simple foot surgery on the 16th.This ...
Being Present Every seven to twelve days I have an opportunity to pause for a moment and think about an experience that has taught me something about being a disciple seeking to le...
Garbage in, Garbage out! I was at a learning weekend the past four days. The teachings take place within the context of community with some alone time to integrate the teachings. O...
Hallways All week long I have been on my way to somewhere and in the midst of being on the way I have had powerful encounters. I am not sure if this is a new experience for me or p...
The Pharisee and Tax Collector Recently, I have become more aware of Good Samaritans…folks who go the distance without being “the anointed one.” The other night a...
The Blessings On October 4th, our church held a blessing for the animals. There were twenty-seven animals and seventy-two people at the service. Among the animals were three horses...
Reunion This weekend, I returned to my college for my 25th reunion. It was great…great to return to an environment which taught me how to live and breathe my Catholic faith&#...
Walking the Big Picture This summer, early June, I was on a walk with Hannah (that would be my black lab) in our neighborhood. About 2½ blocks from our house Hannah and I met some ...
The Light was Red Today, as I was driving to church I came upon my first intersection guided by traffic lights. I looked to see if the light was green and what the pedestrian light...
Miracle or Coincidence? Sometimes, I wonder how we know if something is a miracle (an unexpected appearance or experience of the Holy) or just a coincidence. Last weekend I attende...
Grocery Store Parking Lots Last weekend I went to visit some friends who live out of town. I go to see them periodically. Slowly I am getting a bit more familiar with the surroundi...
Focus Recently my eyes have focused on situations where children with different kinds of disabilities have charmed nearby adults. The other day at the hospital cafeteria a three or...
The Greeting The other day at the hospital Don, one of the Environmental Service staff, was greeting people by name as they passed him. There was such an exchange of joy between hi...
The Home Coming Welcome In Luke’s gospel today (Lk.15: 1-3, 11-32), we hear the story of the father who welcomed home his son. The son who had taken his full inheritance, sta...
Like a Tree Planted Near Running Water “Blessed are those who trust in God, whose trust is in the Holy One, They shall be like a tree planted by water, sending out its roots ...