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Jesus the Layman

In his forthcoming book Catholicism, Fr. Robert Barron makes the passing observation that Jesus was a layman: he was not trained in one of...

Forgetting to Remember

Today's jolt arrived mid-afternoon when I hauled out a (paper!) calendar to jot something down. The square for September 1st remained unadorned by red...

Unwritten Rules

Recently, tempers flared in a close game between the Detroit Tigers and the Los Angeles Angels. The Angel pitcher got mad at a Tiger...

Doing Too Much

A customary question in a job interview is, “What are your weaknesses?” The customary answer is, “Sometimes I take on too much work,” “I...

More Lay Saints Please

The other day I browsed through Bert Ghezzi's great book Voices of the Saints looking for saints who would inspire kids aged about 10-12--the...

The Life of Pilgrimage

I am in China with my family on a heritage tour, a pilgrimage of sorts.  Those familiar with my book Longing to Love know...

St. Ignatius and the Yoga Center

Growing up Jewish in Northern Jersey, what did I know about St. Ignatius Loyola? Not much. Fast forward to the late 1980s and I'm...

You Are What You Eat

These days I am trying to get my daughters to eat better food than the usual kid fare of mac 'n' cheese, hotdogs, and...

It’s a Mitzvah

Seems to me the word "mitzvah" is being used a lot these days. Usually it shows up in exclamations: "It's a mitzvah." Maybe I'm noticing...

Today’s News . . .

Many years ago, I went on a news fast.  To be more precise, I stopped reading, watching or listening to any and all news...

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