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The excuses we make
Recently, I tried to interview two people and they declined because, each one told me (separately, on different days), "I'm too old." Oh, dear.
Using our hands as Christ would
In April, a devastating earthquake hit Nepal. Once again, as in similar tragedies, we saw news of folks desperately searching the rubble for survivors. We've seen this before -- and the poorer the country, the more frequently you see people actually using their hands to scrape away at debris and …
In Baltimore, a lesson in blame
At the height of the rioting in Baltimore in late April following the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old African-American man who died after being in police custody, the city's mayor referred to those destroying properties as "thugs."
Opening the door to joy
A new Pew Research Center survey shows that there is a continuing decline in the number of people who consider themselves part of any religion. The largest shift is occurring among the "millennial" generation, generally defined as those born from the early 1980s to the early 2000s.
It's about time: Provide students with school choice
In Governor Christie’s proposed Budget for 2015-2016, there is a recommendation for $2 million for the Opportunity Scholarship Demonstration Pilot Program to provide children in chronically failing schools the chance to attend out-of-district public schools or nonpublic schools, in order to provide every child with a high quality education.
Live streaming, once a burden, made easier with new apps
By now, you probably have gotten used to all the liking, tweeting, posting, commenting and pinning, but there’s another way to get your content in front of people: live streaming.
What pop stars can teach teens about teamwork
A few years ago, Scott Bradlee was living in a basement apartment in New York City, hustling for jazz piano gigs at clubs and restaurants, and dreaming of something a little better.
Making Mass more meaningful
Going to Mass can be boring or fascinating, depending on what you bring to it.
The call of the birds: slowing down and tuning in
“The only essential equipment for seeing birds is a pair of eyes. Good ears are a help too.” The first edition of “Birds: A Guide To The Most Familiar American Birds” smells like an old missal and reads like a manual for living well – birding as a hobby, a …
Inordinate attachments - moral flaw or struggle with divine energy?
The renowned spiritual writer, Henri Nouwen, made no secret about the fact that he was emotionally over-sensitive and that he suffered, sometimes to the point of clinical depression, from emotional obsessions.
Faith can erase the life-long legacy of fear
After a long and tiring seven hour drive alone from North Carolina in Memorial Day weekend traffic, I finally checked in to a lovely hotel, was upgraded to a suite with a king-size bed and a mattress advertised as “the most comfortable in town!”
Focusing on the importance of daily gratitude
On a cloudy Saturday morning, I sit in my usual prayer spot by the patio door and watch the birds in the yard. I find them endlessly fascinating.
Teaching others about the necessity, not the obsession, of money
Immediately after the tragic Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia in May, a legal firm advertised on television that those injured should contact the firm to receive just compensation. There was no mention of sympathy or of prayers. The focus was money.
Living in the present
"What time is it really?" That's what our son, Thomas, wanted to know on a road trip across the United States back in 1989.
Volunteer work led to life as Christian Brother
I remember going through several job interviews with accounting firms during my senior year at the University of Notre Dame. Although I was focused on getting a job and beginning a career, I was also interested in doing some volunteer work for a year.
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