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

And There Was Great Calm

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. Point to it. You know you can. Point to that time of incredible grief or sorrow or pain or suffering in your life. Perhaps it was the diagnosis… Continue reading And There Was Great Calm

Of Roads–Broad and Narrow, Long and Dark

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. So humor me. It’s my birthday, one of those big ones that ends in a zero and gets you savings at restaurants, grocery stores, theaters and more. For… Continue reading Of Roads–Broad and Narrow, Long and Dark