text “Is Jesus asleep in your boat?” As Pope Benedict XVI prepared to step down from the bridge of the “The…
text "See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil." In the Buddhist tradition, the origin of the phrase, "See no evil, hear no…
text "Employees must wash hands before leaving the restroom." The father of the ten-year-old boy became concerned when his son had not…
text "I always start my dreams before I fall asleep, and then they just continue." While waiting for the bank deposit to be counted, I overheard a young girl…
text "Lay aside immaturity, and live, and walk in the way of wisdom." The great thing about getting older is that it requires so little effort. Yes…
text "Wonder Bread! It helps build strong bodies in twelve ways!" As a child, I remembered watching our black and white Philco television and…
text "Why is hay like manna from heaven?" In the face paced world of gourmet cooking, Julia Child remains an icon of…
text "Father, would you like a doggie-bag for all leftover food you didn't eat?" In what sounded like an announcement over a bullhorn, the waitress alerted…
text "Life is short. Smile while you still have teeth." Having participated in multiple funerals during the last three weeks, I found…
text "Well you can do anything, but stay off of my blue suede shoes." While I never owned a pair of blue suede shoes, I do remember dancing in a…
text "You're looking at an old person who's trying to get into to heaven now." During the 1960's and 70's, many of us remember listening to the comedian…
text "La festa di San Pietro e Paolo" Let's face it, everything sounds better in Italian! Some time ago, I was at…
text "I am sitting here wanting memories to teach me..." When I arrived at the hospice center, Jerry's wife was holding his hand…
text "What makes your heart sing?" The elevator ride from the third floor to the first floor did not take too…
text "Who told you that you were naked?" Before you get your undies in a bunch, try to answer God's question to Adam…
text "I was hungry and you gave me something to eat." As I approached the red light and slowed to stop the car, the toothless woman…
text "It was a dark and stormy night." The popular comic strip Peanuts featured a dog-named Snoopy. An aspiring…
text "Veni Creator Spiritus." The hymn, "Veni Creator Spiritus" (Come Creator Spirit), is normally sung or…
text "If the Spirit descended like a dove, why did Jesus send a parakeet?" As background to the Feast of Pentecost, the parish priest had just finished…
text "Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so." One of the most popular Christian hymns sung in churches around the world, …
text Getting knocked off your high horse is not just an occupational hazard for jockeys. My first horse race proved to be a winner. I was twelve years old and in the…
text "You must be shepherds who smell like your sheep." This past week Pope Francis admitted that he had made "grave errors" in…
text "Have you anything to eat?" At first the cardboard sign was hard to read, but as the old lady came closer…
text "Do you have anything to hang onto besides your doubt?" The odyssey of every human life brings with it both joy and sorrow, hope and…
text "The great gift of Easter is hope." 'Waiting in the wings to go on stage' was the image that came to mind as I…
