With the rest of the country, I watched the events related to the withdrawal of American and allied troops from Afghanistan with a mixture of horror, anger, and hope. I…
A few weeks ago, I listened to a sermon by a Roman Catholic priest, Michael Renninger. He started off by telling of the sermon he had originally planned to give. …
I write this the day after there was a mass shooting in San Jose, California, which left 10 people dead, including the shooter. We have the usual reaction from politicians…
This country is making progress on getting people vaccinated against covid. But though we hope to get back to normal, the experts tell us that some things will never be…
Have you heard about the volcanic eruption in Iceland? About three weeks ago I saw an article on line about a huge swarm of earthquakes that was shaking a peninsula…
This month we enter into the season of Lent. Lent was traditionally a period of 40 days of penitence before the celebration of Easter. The 40 days were symbolic of…
Much was made in the news media about the “Christmas Star”, or rather the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn. Some of the news accounts made it sound like the event…
We have entered the season of Advent, considered the first season of the Christian Year. Historically the season of Advent began in the 4th century AD. Up to that point,…
We’ve all noticed the growing levels of anger in our world today. It started long before Covid 19 complicated all of our lives. People were less willing to treat each…
It is easy to feel overwhelmed in the days in which we are living. The sheer scope of the dead from corona virus leaves us numb. More deaths have occurred…