Five Little Words

Wednesday, August 12th, 2015 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Five Little Words

It’s pretty simple. Five loaves of bread and a few fish won’t feed thousands of people, unless, of course, God gets involved. Several weeks ago, the gospel reading for Sunday showed what can happen then. After Jesus had spent the better ...

Much Obliged!

Sunday, November 2nd, 2014 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Much Obliged!

When I was growing up, my Dad would say to someone who’d done him a favor or some service, “much obliged.” I haven’t heard that expression in a long time; a simple “thank you” appears to have replaced it. However, ...

Where Is the One We Seek: Third Week

Sunday, May 4th, 2014 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Where Is the One We Seek: Third Week

It’s common to describe life as a tale, and the gospel for this week is about how we find Jesus remaking stories and hopes. Two travelers set out from Jerusalem on the first Easter, having seen their hopes and expectations vanish ...

Watching Them Go

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Watching Them Go

Graduations are unique and common. The unique aspect is that, whether they are graduating from grade school, high school, or college, the graduates are particular people with particular histories of achievement or lack of achievement, successes or failures, dreams realized ...