
Teen suicide rates are an epidemic scourge devastating this nation. Those people in your Facebook page are not sustaining you. Your phone, for the most part, is alienating you from all that is worthwhile. And it is also highly addictive….
Read MoreI remember asking a dutiful, reasonably intelligent citizen once, what she owed the government. What obligations she had just by being a member of this collective enterprise called the United States of America. I was surprised by her answer: “Nothing.”…
Read MoreA comfort at memorial services for many is the 23rd Psalm. It speaks tenderly of God’s gracious intention for us all. It speaks to our deepest yearning for an existence that has meaning and significance. Indeed, we have been granted…
Read MoreThis Sunday our church celebrates its patronal feast day, St. Francis Day. We will indeed bless the animals. Each in their own heart carries images of St. Francis. And there is some historical evidence, though scant as it is. Like…
Read MoreWe’ve always had someone who believed in us. If we hadn’t, we wouldn’t have made it this far through all the trials and tribulations of this life. We wouldn’t have made anything of ourselves. As a hymn puts it, “Blessed…
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