COLUMNS

Blind football player transcends the game

Toward the end of college football’s regular season, the Walter Camp Foundation announced that blind long-snapper Jake Olson (that’s right, he’s blind) was the recipient of their 2018 Award of Perseverance.

Taking anger by the horns

Wherever we look, anger is on the rise and is calling for a deeper look at its anatomy.

The highs and lows of engagement

It's hard to believe that on Jan. 27 we will celebrate one year of being engaged.

The showman who saved thousands of babies

If you were a woman who gave birth to a premature baby weighing between two and three pounds during the early 1900s, your best odds of saving your child’s life weren’t by taking it to a hospital.

Dealing with major and minor addictions

A few years ago, I wrote a column on the topic of the “Cell-Phone Addiction.” Today I’m expanding my focus to include addictions of every kind.

I heard Jesus saying to me ...

Have you ever received an unexpected message from a friend, maybe a text message or a voice mail that made your day, or even led you to change your outlook on life?

'Why I send my children to Catholic school'

When the ground shifts beneath your feet, you fall back on faith.

Becoming a local, becoming a neighbor

Last year I relocated to Boston after spending 10 years in Washington, D.C. 

Catholic school students enjoy a new paradigm of learning

Young children approach life and school with open minds, eager for adventure and new learning. At what point does that enthusiasm change to passiveness or the disconnection often experienced in classrooms?

Let people know they matter

A favorite memory around this time of the year is the exchange of little valentine cards in our sons' classrooms.

Differentiating between spirituality and spiritualities

What is spirituality and what makes for different spiritualities?

I once doubted St. Anthony but now am not so sure

For anyone wondering what seniors do, often it is dealing with the consequences of forgetting. 

Adventure by Catholic terms: 'You were made for greatness'

All afternoon I had been hunkered over my MacBook, perched above a frozen lake and watching the sun cast pink into the clouds.

Wanting what Jesus is doing

“I want some of that – what Jesus is doing.”

I heard Jesus saying to me ...

Have you ever received an unexpected message from a friend, maybe a text message or a voice mail that made your day, or even led you to change your outlook on life?


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