About 25 years ago, we made one of those impulsively silly purchases we couldn’t really afford which turned out to be one of the best purchases we’ve ever made: a brand new piano. Our glossy black Young Chang has inhabited what has affectionately come to be known as our “music room,” what used to be […]

“Peace, brother.” The words hung in the air and floated a bit before flowing over my heart like warm water in a salon hair wash. The sensation was startling, unexpected. A lovely part of the Catholic Mass is a moment when congregants turn to one another and offer a sign of peace, normally a handshake […]

“Pop.” I awoke to Cooper’s whisper but when I opened my eyes, he wasn’t there. Disoriented for a moment, I realized I was coming out of a dream which was simultaneously real and surreal. Moving into my morning routine, walked down the stairs to a house that was lit by the full moon casting its […]

The post below was written in March, 2021. One of the truly beautiful things about such reflections is returning to them with new eyes. A quick survey of nearly fourteen years of posts yields so many learning moments worth relearning…or at least remembering. A great gift of our human journey is the opportunity to meet […]

Last week, I had the opportunity to attend the SENT Ventures Summit in Denver. The Summit is an annual event that brings Catholic builders (business and ministry) together to share, learn, and encourage, along the way to building world-class ventures that blend operational excellence with living Christian values. This year’s event encompassed keynotes from leading […]

One of the fascinating aspects of the onslaught of artificial intelligence has been the evolving debate around what it means to be human. At its most basic level, it seems absurd that there is any debate, after all we all know a human being when we see one. But AI has evolved to such a […]

She’s been there, god knows she’s been thereShe has seen and done it allShe’s a woman, she knows how to dish it out or take it allHer heart’s as soft as feathers, still she weathers stormy skiesAnd she’s a sparrow when she’s brokenBut she’s an eagle when she flies I heard Dolly Parton’s song, Eagle […]

I was recently asked to react to a series of common business platitudes. One of the firing-line expressions was “culture eats strategy for breakfast.” The expression is frequently attributed to famed management guru Peter Drucker, though a quick search indicates that the attribution is probably not true. However, I think the expression is meant to […]