What Are You Grateful for?
It is fitting to celebrate Thanksgiving Day not only with family, friends, and food, but also with taking a few minutes this week to name some of the things in…
Read MoreAppreciating Your Heart
The other day I had an echocardiogram. (Don’t worry. My heart is fine.) This test is essentially an ultrasound of the heart. The whole procedure took only about 30 minutes.…
Read MoreNovember: A Time to Reflect on Death
November is the month the Church suggests we take time to reflect on death. For those of us living in the northern hemisphere and experiencing fall, this seems a fitting…
Read MoreThe Our Father
The Our Father might be the most prayed prayer in the world. We teach it to our little children, pray it at every Mass, and often recite it at the…
Read More“Live and Learn and Pass It On”
In 1991 a writer named H. Jackson Brown, compiled a little book entitled Live and Learn and Pass It On. It became an instant bestseller. The premise of the book…
Read MoreRetreat Reflections…
Last week, as you know, I facilitated a retreat for 21 Sisters of Notre Dame at Bethany, our retreat center on this campus. Thank you for your prayers for this…
Read MoreOops!… Silly… and Odor: A Look at Words
It’s no secret. I like words. In fact, I get a kick out of keeping company with words. So today I thought I’d share a few words about a few…
Read More“Canticles of the Earth”
Some books I can’t let go of. I tell myself it’s time to donate this book to our library here, but I just can’t move myself to do it. Such…
Read MoreWhy Do I Love Fall?
I admit, I feel sad that summer is ending where I live (in northeast Ohio, USA). These past few weeks, I’ve watched the sun creeping down on the horizon. I’ve…
Read More“You’ll Be My Arms, I’ll Be Your Eyes”
Today I’d like you to tell you the remarkable story of two men: Jia Haixia and Jia Wenqi. They live in a small village in rural China and have been…
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