Christ is risen! T.S. Eliot, one of the 20th century's major poets, said: "And they write innumerable books; being too vain and distracted for silence: seeking every one after his own elevation, and dodging his emptiness." It strikes me as significant that an author would write something like that. And, in...
Christ is risen! It almost seems unbelievable to think that our society could actually get to the place where we say that someone has outlived their "usefulness" and withdraw medical care from them because they aren't "worth" saving for society. And yet, we are creeping dangerously close to that mindset...
Christ is risen! Confrontation is not fun. In fact, most studies show that, when given a choice, most folks prefer to avoid confrontation. And that is because confrontation isn't usually a pleasurable experience. But confrontation and conflict are necessary to grow and mature. This has been my experience with most of...
Christ is risen! I like this quote: "A vacation is what you take when you can no longer take what you've been taking." Yep, I bet you know that feeling of being so fed up with the everyday activities of life that you say "STOP!" And yet, why is it that...
Christ is risen! "What would Jesus do?" That phrase was popular a few years ago, and I confess to being amused by this fad of "easy religion." One of the main reasons was that the life of Jesus is not easily categorized as the comfortable "Jesus" we moderns would prefer....
Christ is risen! Ah, the beauties of Springtime! And the hay fever! For those of us susceptible to the reign of terror that is pollen season; the watery eyes, the stuffy nose, basically all the bad stuff on all the commercials we see for medicine to combat this scourge of...
Christ is risen! "Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them." This startling quote from the great American poet Henry David Thoreau captures an insight into the challenge of our human lives. All too much of the time I find myself...
Christ is risen! The young man was very frustrated. His dad had just gotten him a new hunting dog and this was the first time the young man had to train the dog himself. The process was a lot tougher than the boy realized and he was out of answers. You...
Christ Is Risen! What joy! What happiness! What a celebration! Words fail. Songs sung over and over again still cry out for more! Death is conquered by the Unconquered Son. O what news! The whole earth basks in the glow of the Victory of Christ over death! No more fear!...
On this Holy Friday: Let us pray to the Lord, O God and Father: How can the light of the sun pierce the terrible darkness of this day and its events? Your only Son, the true light, in the darkness of his ordeal, was pleased to embrace in his humanity the...
