I struggle. But don’t have much to complain about. I fear. John Paul II told me “Be Not Afraid.” I worry. Anxiety is a monster I try to cage. I rush. Even when I am not in a hurry. I hunger. But not sure for what. I hope. Knowing in...
People sometimes ask me, “What nationality are you?” I usually reply “Midwest.” There was not much ethnicity to my upbringing. I imagine this question correlates to spirituality as well. The spirituality I grew up with was “Diocesan.” I went...
I didn’t attend a Catholic school until college. Sadly, I don’t know if that counts as many “Catholic” colleges specialized long ago. Yet even this public-school kid knows there is little question in regard to Catholic schools having had a...
First, it was the Petoskey stone that drew my wife into her hobby of Michigan geology. There was less excitement with the Charlevoix Stone but then came her search for the Frankfort Green and Leland Blue slag stones. This season, her focus...
It was uncomfortably hot for me on the quad at St. Xavier College during graduation in May 1986. Not only was it from the heat of that day, but also from my anxiety in wondering if I was really graduating. I’ve never been quite stellar at P-Chem and...
In a rather unique attack on the Church, Saint Francis Health System became at risk of losing its ability to accept Medicare, Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program due to the “ever-present danger” of its sacristy candle. Sacred Heart...
Scientists do strange things when they are bored. Years ago, in the height of the CSI television craze, my lab mate and I would challenge each other between experiments to come up with novel ways to “get rid of a body” without ever being...
A new season is underway for baseball. Arizona and Florida are rife with activity as young players try to see if they can make it to the big leagues and older players try to prove they can still play. Grown men playing a boy’s game. While not as...
