The dignity and importance of work
In the Gospel of St. Matthew, in one of the moments when Jesus returns to his town, to Nazareth, and speaks in the Synagogue,...
Pigeons and doves
Several years ago we were in New York City attending the ordination of a friend of mine, a red-headed Ontarian who is now called...
Miley Cyrus’s unfortunate legacy
The powers that be at Webster's added twerk to the dictionary the other day and wordsmiths everywhere cried and threw up in their mouths a...
Autism and the Mentally Disturbed
You've likely heard about the letter from “one pissed off mother” that was delivered to the home of the grandmother of an autistic kid...
Eating Corn
When I was growing up, my family planted a vegetable garden almost every summer. It was never a very big garden, just big enough...
The Perks of Being Childless
Time magazine published an article recently called “The Childfree Life: When having it all means not having children.” Since I don’t subscribe to Time...
The problem of modesty
Sometimes I have scruples about the things I write, worrying whether words will be misconstrued or pert opinions come across as doctrine. There haven’t...
The Idiot Within
When my family is actually home, we live very close to the main route to the beach. Starting around Spring Break, the roads suddenly...
Homophobia: Or, why gays are like spiders.
In my search for an apartment in LA, I came across a Craigslist posting for two people looking for a third roommate. In their...
Pain: God’s Megaphone
All manifestations of God, like the Blessed Sacrament, are concealments as well. Everywhere God is veiled; Everywhere he works underground; Everywhere he sets up...
