The weekend before Ash Wednesday is a rich moment to pause…

One of the rites of passage in second grade at St. Mary’s in Pontiac was A to Z Scripture memorization…

I had plenty of time to both internalize (and externalize) this past Monday during the required fasting, consumption of the prescribed cleansing mixture…

Grief and gratitude can live side by side, with neither canceling out the other…

Living in a house with teenagers, I’m accustomed to the raucous and random events…

New year. New you. New view…

Relativism is the belief that truth and moral right or wrong are not absolute, but instead depend on individual opinions, feelings, cultures, or situations…

In this season of Christmas, we continue to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Jesus - someone who can and should be Man of the Year over and over and over again…

The average American spends dozens of hours every year waiting…in lines, in traffic, on hold, for appointments, for internet connections, and much more…

As we steadily move into our third week of Advent, our hearts begin with hope, grow stronger in faith, and gently lead us toward the joy of knowing Jesus is near…

I had this random image of what it would look like if a time-lapse of my day was created…

A common pattern in humans as we face anticipation is that we fidget…

Father had remarked in his homily how unusual it was to have All Souls’ Day fall on a Sunday. The last time it occurred was in 2014…

In preparation for this week’s writing, I was reading through each day's daily readings…

Tonight is opening night.

As is customary before the big performance, the whole company of thespians gathered for morning Mass…

I find it easier to believe that certain people, especially those known as saints, are endowed with special superpowers, or at least amazing graces from God, which empower them to become wonderful individuals…

Lately I've been feeling kind of blah, not inspired - ordinary. Ordinary kind of sounds  a little boring…

Earlier this week we went on a college visit with our daughter. We headed (south)west to Benedictine College for Raven Day!…

In almost any direction I drive, I see giant turbines harnessing the power of the wind and acres of solar farms collecting the sun’s rays….

When October comes around, the world turns pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. For some, it feels overdone: ribbons on coffee cups…