Would We Extinguish Our Own Fire?
Third Sunday of Lent In this year’s run-up to the governor’s office in Kansas, six declared candidates are young men, aged 16 and 17, not even old enough to vote. One newspaper reporter… Continue reading
8 Seconds
Second Sunday of Lent Time Magazine reported in a 2015 study conducted by Microsoft Corporation in Canada that the average adult human attention span is 8 seconds, down from 12 in the year… Continue reading
Among Wild Beasts & Angels
First Sunday of Lent With the tragic school shooting this past Ash Wednesday at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland FL adding another 14 students and 3 adults to the ever growing… Continue reading
Judgement & Accountability
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Making a judgement about anything is a perfectly natural thing we humans do. In and of itself, it is neither right nor wrong. When we have a new… Continue reading
Keeping On Keeping On
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Misery loves company. So they say. But in my experience, it’s not company that misery loves. Rather, what misery loves is surpassing the competition. Misery wants to be… Continue reading
How To Make Evil Tremble
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time The evil spirit knew exactly who Jesus was. “You are the Holy One of God.” Now throughout the gospel of Mark, a lot of time is spent trying… Continue reading
Opportunity & Urgency
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time It takes great skill to know when the time is just right. Or maybe it’s instinct. Or maybe it’s the perfect combination of the two. Good timing is… Continue reading
The Content of One’s Character
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time The human body is an amazing machine—all at once simple and highly complex, at times fragile and delicate, yet also ever strong and resilient. I have seen what… Continue reading
Somewhere Between Skepticism & Gullibility
Epiphany of the Lord A skeptic is a person who approaches every fantastic and unproven argument with some measure of caution and disbelief. I suppose we are all skeptics at heart. We want… Continue reading
More Than Just Thoughts & Prayers
Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God 2018. Can’t say we didn’t see that one coming. If we were looking upon earth from outer space, we would find ourselves in… Continue reading