This weekend marks the first Sunday of Lent. Much has been written over the years regarding the sacrificial practices that have traditionally been associated with the season of Lent. But it is important for us to remember that, above all else, the...
Forty years ago, in 1976, a 21-year-old man named Peter was involved in a serious car accident in Chicago; he suffered brain damage, and went into a deep coma. The doctors told his family he probably wouldn’t survive, and that even if he did, he’d...
One of my fondest memories from my college days at Holy Cross was the annual spring intramurals. While there were a variety of events, the tug-of-war had the greatest impact on my memory. The contest pitted the most brawny and surliest behemoths of...
