Saturday brings with it the birth of a new nation: the Republic of South Sudan. By now, the history which led us to this point is fairly well known. Catholic Relief Services reminds us that the 1983 enforcement of Sharia law...
Read MoreFifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), July 10, 2011: Isaiah 55:10-11; Psalm 65:10-14; Romans 8:18-23; Matthew 13:1-23 The readings for today bring back memories of my childhood on a small farm in northwest Ohio. Each year,...
Read MoreWhat is a vocation? Or more specifically, what is MY vocation? How do I figure it out? And, once I do, can it change? How is one’s vocation related to one’s job? Vocation was a hot topic today on two of the...
Read MoreCan you teach people to be heroic – or at least to have courage? This story is so very, very interesting, and all the more so because the guy who wants to teach heroism is the same guy who did “those...
Read MoreThe gym that I have been working out at near my parents’ house, unlike my gym back at home, has a bunch of TVs constantly tuned to cable news. I have been amazed, horrified, and disturbingly fascinated by the...
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