Many of us bemoan the great number of our family members and friends who don't attend church anymore. Seems none of our nieces and nephews have been baptized, our grandchildren are not being raised in a church community, and its almost impossible to find a sponsor for our teens preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation... Continue Reading →

Just a couple thoughts this week. First, I heard this quote from James Finley that has been haunting me, in a good way...I think. I don't know. I'm still chewing on it. "I have come to understand God as a Presence that protects us from nothing even as we are unexplainably sustained in all things."... Continue Reading →

"We’re all familiar, I suspect, with the difference between justice and charity. Charity is giving away some of your time, energy, resources, and person so as to help to others in need. And that’s an admirable virtue, the sign of a good heart. Justice, on the other hand, is less about directly giving something away... Continue Reading →