Keeping Our Heads above the Mud

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) There’s as much mudslinging in the Bible as there is in our own modern lives. This is the art of insult and accusation, especially of the unjust variety. The aim…

Saving the “Minister” in Ministry

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Religious leaders of all faiths have one thing in common. Their faith. Supplies of this precious asset may vary, but an abundance has led the faithful throughout history to do…

What’s Handicapping Our Walk?

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) For what profit comes to man from all the toil and anxiety of heartwith which he has labored under the sun?All his days sorrow and grief are his occupation;even at…

The Kingdom’s Contagion

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) This Sunday’s Mass is all about forgiveness. We are called to be as persistent in offering it as we are in asking for it. It’s a family trait—if you count…

Dead Ends Yield Rotten Fruit

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) “Life is a journey, not a destination.” That bit of wisdom has been credited to Ralph Waldo Emerson, but what he actually wrote in a series of essays was: “To…

Our Eyes are God’s Windows

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Where is God? Up in the sky? If so, he’s out of our reach. What is God? A scary old guy who punishes and rewards? If so, we’re out of…

Resurrecting Our Brain-Buried Spirit

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) As Jesus prepared his disciples to spread the spirit of the gospel in a physical world, he had to teach them to think differently. Scientists might characterize this as using…

The Hell of Our Jail Cell

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) What do you call a caged animal that starts liking its confinement? If you’re a fan of classic TV sitcoms, you might call him Otis. He was the town drunk…

Hired to Mind God’s Business

(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) The art and science of any business is logistics. Even God’s business.  You and I are key instruments in sharing God throughout His supply chain. As the readings for the…