Columns
Personal retreats: Who, what, when, where, why
During Jesus’ short period of public ministry, one of the consistent things we see is that he took time away from the crowds and preaching.
Independence and dependence in Ordinary Time
In the afterglow of a happy Semiquincentennial weekend, independence is still very much on my mind. The blessing of independence has been well worth celebrating and treasuring with a grateful heart.
The sister who befriends and listens
When she was growing up, Sr. Ave Clark’s father told her to befriend the workers who were a regular part of her life: the sanitation men, the mail carrier, the bank tellers, etc.
Parenting’s long-term labors of love
“Delivering a baby is called labor for a reason.” That was one of the parting thoughts (pun intended) offered by the nurse who led my pre-birth class more than 20 years ago.
The struggle to be sincere
Who are we really? Who are we when we are stripped naked in soul: stripped of ego, stripped of the image we have of ourselves, stripped of the hype, fads and ideologies that we unconsciously inhale and which color our thinking, stripped of the trauma we carry from our wounds, and stripped of our habitual unconscious posturing?
Newfound time in Ordinary Time
In recent years, the arrival of artificial intelligence has exploded as a topic of discussion, question, excitement and fears.
In sickness and in health: A prayer for my wife
Jeannie Conant was immediately surrounded by dozens of religious images, including a bulletin board I prepared by pulling out written notes from church children, with crayon drawings along with a classic laughing Jesus and baby lamb, somehow appropriate even though she would miss her favorite service, the Easter Vigil.
Pope Leo XIV: A real American hero
This month marks the one-year anniversary of the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as pope.
The opportunities of Ordinary Time
Recently, I got the ominous heads-up that my work computer is scheduled to be replaced this summer.