The Challenge of Families

Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. It happens to all of us at some point in life, I suspect, in varying degrees. We’re a little embarrassed because our mother is older or younger, louder… Continue reading The Challenge of Families

Of Fire, Sulfur… and Apathy

Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. Genesis 19 tells us that the Lord “rained down sulfur” on Sodom after all the townspeople threatened God’s angels with rape, and that the next morning Abraham saw… Continue reading Of Fire, Sulfur… and Apathy

The Harvest and Idols

Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. At some level, we all need something more than the day-to-day joys and aggravations life on earth offers us. We know it. But even when we know precisely… Continue reading The Harvest and Idols

Friends in Faith: Katie Ryan

Katie Ryan has a high-powered job on Capitol Hill. People notice her for a lot of reasons, including her intelligence and her physical beauty. What resonates for me is Katie’s deep faith. She made a Cursillo Weekend a few years ago, and thereafter rededicated herself to prayer time and daily Mass attendance as often as… Continue reading Friends in Faith: Katie Ryan