Today's update will be a homily offered at our parish on the Sunday of the Prodigal. May God grant us the courage to actually do more than talk about our…
"Free advice is worth every penny you pay for it!" With that, the old man proceeded to share with me some pearls of wisdom that I remember to this day.
Isn't…
What's the balance between brutal honesty and the weakness and ineffective timidity that allows us and those around us to stay gripped in the slavery of our own delusions?
I ask…
"By the time we got to Woodstock..." Sorry, in advance for putting that song in your head for the rest of the day. But there is one quote more from…
I will never forget his face. You see, this man was asking me about giving to his church. He was absolutely amazed that his pastor had preached a sermon on…
The weather in the Southern United States has been something of a challenge the last few days! And here we are on Valentine's Day digging out of the snow and…
My youngest daughter simply has no concept of time, and when I say "wait, Katherine." She immediately responds with "Daddy, are you coming!" It just doesn't register with her that…
Do you know the word "apocalyptic?" Since I was a boy, growing up in a Pentecostal church in the South, I've heard gospel songs, sermons, and even watched religious movies,…
Several years ago I was part of a group on the square in Marietta, GA gathered to hear some political speeches by different politicians in the federal government in Washington,…
What is it about close relationships that either blind you or enlighten you? What I mean is, I've known folks who were so close to someone else that they were…