Jesus the Great Optometrist: Perspective is everything
From the Cradle to the Cross is a painting by a person whose life was scattered instantly in an accident. This person, a National...
New year, best me
Happy New Year! It is that time of year again when the gyms are full, diet companies are in the black, and many people...
Don’t dive in the shallow end: Surface level relationships
When I was younger, I wanted to make friends so desperately that I would compromise good judgment. At the public pool one day I...
Christ’s call to vigilance during Advent
Looking for comfort and consolation as the “holiday season” begins? Looking forward to some R&R during the Christmas break? I know I am! ’Tis...
Give thanks in all things
If you have read my columns in the past, you know that we have a school-wide theme that helps to guide us for the...
Oistins-Silversands: Inculturation and effective ministry
I did not want to be in there, in their inner city confused and deflated. I told Natasha that I was not a mission type...
What would it be like?
I recall once asking a group of parents, “Would you be willing to give one day to the parish and to Christ?” It was nearly...
Love in a time of heartache
As you read this, I will have just rescued a new dog. Our Jacoby, a 13-year-old basset, passed away about a month and a...
The little Civic that couldn’t: Signs of damage
It was the hottest day of the summer in Chesapeake, Va., and throughout the area of Hampton Roads. I am certain that there were...
The climb
I’m not sure if it’s because I’m getting older, or some of today’s music artists have poor diction, but many times I can’t understand...