COLUMNS
An immigration journey to the prairie
During July, some of our family traveled out to rural Nebraska to a little graveyard on a hill where my father and his family are buried.
When it comes to values, parents must 'walk the walk'
Is it more important for children to be successful or to be good?
Widowhood and the curveballs in life
I think if God played Major League Baseball, he'd be a pitcher. He'd pitch mostly fastballs, and then, just to mix things up, an occasional curveball -- a big curveball.
Great leap for mankind long overdue
"Where were you when I walked on the moon?" was a question recently proposed on social media by former astronaut Buzz Aldrin.
Catholics morally obligated to conserve natural resources
On June 2nd, the EPA mandated America’s power plants to reduce carbon emissions 30% from 2005 levels by the year 2030. In drawing a line in the sand on energy and climate, the Obama administration is putting into action the unanimous teachings by our most recent Popes on climate justice. …
When words are more than words
Words are all I’ve ever written, read, or spoken. Yet when I need them most, they often flee.
When pride is good
We all know that pride is a deadly sin, but can it also be a virtue? I’d say yes. There’s a good side to pride. The question a spiritual director might ask to see which side of this you’re on is this: “Are you too proud or are you not …
The cost of war is the senseless loss of children's lives
These hours-long "humanitarian cease-fires" called to interrupt the ongoing carnage between Israel and Gaza are obscene.
Prisoners dilemma
The evidence is piling up that too many Americans are wasting away in prison.
A lesson from the dimming of a bright star
Once, during a trip to New York City, some friends and I stopped into a restaurant on Seventh Avenue for dinner. I was happily slurping down my pho, a Vietnamese noodle dish, when I heard a familiar voice. The comedian Robin Williams -- Mrs. Doubtfire himself -- was sitting less …
Transformational leaders walk in the footsteps of Christ
Recently while housebound during a day of thunderstorms and flooding, I had the opportunity to watch the poignant and whimsical movie, Bogus, about an orphaned boy forced to live with his aunt, a woman who had no children and really had no clue about how to take care of her …
The Law of Karma
In 1991 Hollywood produced a comedy entitled, City Slickers, starring Billy Crystal. In a quirky way it was a wonderfully moral film, focusing on three, middle-aged men from New York City who were dealing with midlife crisis.
New school year a time for introspection
The summer season is one to be savored and enjoyed.
Remembering what's right in front of us
The family, local community and land that I am a part of are what bring me back to what matters.
Social networking in Diocese on the rise
And the most influential tweeter in the world is … @Pontifex.
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