A local tribute to Muslim/Catholic cooperation About four years ago I was privileged to convene a small dialogue group of [...]

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; [...]