You often hear the phrase, “September 11 changed everything.” I wasn’t in DC or New York that day, but it changed a lot for me. I was on a business trip in the Los Angeles area with Tammy Workman, who sold advertising for the magazine where I was the editor. We’d always been friendly,… Continue reading Friends in Faith: Tammy Workman
Category: Life in the 50s
Of Loaves, Fish, and Faith
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 was the first time I’d ever hosted a home Mass, and there were more people than we expected. I’d been back at this Catholic thing for about… Continue reading Of Loaves, Fish, and Faith
Doughnuts and Ministry
She tapped my shoulder on the way out of the sanctuary, the woman who had been sitting behind me at my parish’s early-morning Pentecost Mass. “You’re the one who knows about women saints, right?” she asked. I nodded. “I came to hear you Thursday night, but I got there late,” she said in an apologetic… Continue reading Doughnuts and Ministry
“To Bear Witness to the Gospel of God’s Grace”
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 is said Paul’s address to the Church at Ephesus that begins in Acts 20 drew tears, people were so moved by his words. His travels, according to… Continue reading “To Bear Witness to the Gospel of God’s Grace”