Every Sunday after Mass, we host a brunch for family members who are able to join. This routine has been a tradition for many years and has evolved from the days with just our children to include [...]
My daily commute to our office runs along a collection of Indianapolis city streets taking me from the suburban to the urban. The drive normally lasts about 30 minutes and runs through charming [...]
Truth. I did a quick search of my collection of posts this morning and discovered that the word “truth” has made an appearance many, many, times. It seems to be a subject of which I [...]
Sally and I recently attended an event that featured “dueling pianos,” a fun way to experience talented musicians in a more personal, interactive form. The evening was driven by [...]
Agency. This word has recently been on my mind – not in reference to a business or organization, or a contractual term. I’m thinking of human agency in what Wikipedia defines as [...]
A few weeks ago, my brother-in-law sent photos of flooding in northern Kentucky. Heavy rains caused the Ohio River to run over its banks, causing massive flooding in low and not-so-low lying [...]
Behold, I have set the land before you; go in and take possession. Deuteronomy 1:8 For the umpteenth time, we watched The Way last night. As I type this, I am both surprised that [...]
“The soul up there whose punishment is worst,” the Teacher said, “is Judas Iscariot, whose feet stick out and who is chewed headfirst.Of the two others with their heads hung down, the one who [...]
In Canto 26 of Dante’s epic poem, Inferno, the poet meets the Greek hero, Ulysses. In Greek and Roman mythology, Ulysses was the clever mastermind behind the Trojan Horse which led to the [...]
Maybe a real hero is the last one to hear about it. James Stewart as Wylie Burp, An American Tail: Fievel Goes West For some reason, this post came to my mind this week. I wrote it almost exactly [...]
