Lest I get a big head
Susan told me I sounded mighty calm for having lost my cell phone on Saturday. Truth be told, I was very calm because I noticed it almost immediately and managed to talk to another of the shuttle bus drivers, who called another driver, who caught up with the driver…
7 1/2 hours at Newark Liberty Airport
The day started with noticing that my freshly printed boarding was for a different flight that I thought I was on, followed by leaving my cell phone on the shuttle bus. Add in a crowded train because two cars were “dark” (no lights, no AC). A cancelled…
In the Mirror
We deal with many mirrors. There is the mirror of our friends, relatives and coworkers that reflects back to us what they see in us. There is the mirror of God in which we hope that we can see the perfect creature that we are meant to be. But the mirror that is giving…
Not Naming God
When we name something or someone, it is an attempt to capture it in a way. To name someone or something is to label it so it can be filed into its proper spot. A name gives us some control It seems that naming God is an attempt to capture the essence and put it into…
Do I know you?
Last weeks (Sunday: Mt 7:21-27) gospel spoke to me at more than a couple of levels. First, it was the gospel reading that my daughter and her husband chose for their wedding. As I watch them walk together (they’ve been married about 2 1/2 years now), I truly get…