Sometimes, I hate Facebook! OK, what I really hate is being misunderstood and then I have to scramble to be understood and end up making things worse! Ugh!
It seems…
I do this sometimes. When I'm checking out at the grocery store, I will read the outlandish headlines on the tabloid papers displayed there. Of course, that's why they put…
"He who desires to worship God must harbor no childish illusions about the matter but bravely renounce his liberty and humanity." This comes from a Russian anarchist named Mikhail Bakunin…
The old saying is “You can pick your friends, but you’re stuck with your relatives.” Oh, the volumes that have been written about dysfunctional families! Family dynamics is one of…
Our American nation is suffering a time of chaos, fear, anger, and, yes, even the scourge of hatred. And this suffering can lead us to despair. But the message of…
“MINE!” The toddler was adamant that that toy belonged ONLY to her! She had no intention of allowing anyone else to play with her toy! Now that’s a familiar situation…
If you could know the future, would you want to? I mean, really; if you could know the exact moment of your death, would you want that information? Knowing the…
I never will forget what a wise, old pastor once told me about being a leader in a church: "Son" he said, "You can say anything you need to to…
One of the most difficult realities I’ve had to face as an adult, as a priest, as a husband, and as a father is waking up to the reality of…
Sometimes you just gotta cut your losses! But how do you do that, especially when emotions are involved?
It seems I was at a very familiar place in my life. Being…