Convicted: redux
OK – so, a while back, in my reading of “Deeper Than Words” (Br. David Stindl-Rast) I found myself in the chapter for the phrase “He will judge the living and the dead.” I’ve always been fairly literal in my reading of that phrase — and as a result it has always…
Live in the Now?
I must admit to a bit of minor annoyance with the pastor for the last week or so. He is reminding us at mass to begin to think about Lent… which is still a week away as I write this. On the one hand, I understand: make a plan so that you put yourself in a place…
Vocation for a baby
Yesterday we welcomed baby Lillian into the Christian community through baptism. The visiting priest made an observation in the homily that will stick with me. Some of us wonder at times at the wisdom of infant baptism. I was in maybe7th grade when I was baptized, and…
Nature Abhors a Vacuum
Remember the parable about cleaning out the house, throwing out the devil (demon) and sweeping it clean? That empty house becomes the target of those demons, and it moves back in with something like seven buddies. I’ve pondered that parable on occasion: clean up…
Naomi’s Advice
I hesitate to admit that I am a faithful follower of “Private Practice” but there are lessons to be learned in all aspects of life. If you follow the show you are familiar with the story line concerning Charlotte’s rape and the aftermath. If not,…