Handel, Isaiah, and Journeys

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. For some people, Advent really starts when the candles are lit. For others, it really starts when the tree is up and the house decorated (don’t start in… Continue reading Handel, Isaiah, and Journeys

Loving the Strays

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. When I returned to the Catholic Church after thirty-three years, I loved today’s Gospel reading from Matthew 18: “If a man has a hundred sheep and one of… Continue reading Loving the Strays

Who Will Abide the Day of His Coming?

Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there.  We all have Christmas traditions: the lighting of the Advent candles, the decorating of the tree, the cookie and candy baking, the special meals, the entire family gathering to attend Mass… Continue reading Who Will Abide the Day of His Coming?