Lessons learned down among the onion fields
As a kid my first summer job was weeding onions in one of the large fields of a truck farm [...]
As a kid my first summer job was weeding onions in one of the large fields of a truck farm [...]
This past Friday evening, April 24, I was privileged to join representatives of different Christian communities from southeastern Wisconsin. We [...]
We are all probably familiar with the “triple crowns” of traditional Lenten practices: almsgiving, prayer and fasting. For those of [...]
One of O. Henry’s most delightful and memorable short stories bore the simple title, “The Gift of the Magi.” People [...]
In recent weeks I have used this column to offer a word of personal appreciation for certain folks whom we [...]
One of the special characteristics of Luke’s Gospel is his constant effort to balance examples and stories between men and [...]
As the Gospel of Luke tells the story (4:16-30), Jesus returned to Nazareth after his baptism in the Jordan and [...]
In the story of the first Pentecost, Luke makes a point of insisting that everything happened in the small upper [...]
The other morning I was a guest for breakfast at Congregation Shalom in Fox Point. There was no special occasion; [...]
In the 10 counties of the archdiocese we have three parish communities named and dedicated to the witness of the [...]