3 Easy Prayers for Thanksgiving Dinner
Prayer is always a tricky thing, and it becomes that much trickier when you have to do it in front of a roomful of people,…
Celebrating (In)Dependence Day
Last Fourth of July, after burning my 16th straight hot dog, I finally asked my dad for help. This was not easy. I’m a 30-something…
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year?
The holidays are fast approaching; don’t wait until it’s too late. No, I’m not talking about shopping. I’m talking about dealing with family and friends…
Getting Ready for Your Holy Week Journey
When I returned to the Church in my late twenties, one of the things that became very important to me was fully investing in the…
Selma: A Stations of the Cross for Our Time
We see the face of Dr. Martin Luther King, played by David Oyelowo, in close-up, as he prepares to give his acceptance speech for the…
Faithful Departed: Robin Williams and Philip Seymour Hoffman
It’s never the moments we expect that stay with us; it’s never the things we plan for that leave the indelible impressions. It’s not receiving…
Recast Your Christmas Story
Now, if there’s one story that every good Christian knows (and plenty of bad Christians, too), it’s the Christmas Story. (No, not the one with…
Late Night Catechism
I don’t remember the first time I made someone laugh, but I must have liked it. As a boy growing up in suburban Chicago, I…
Her: Loneliness, Intimacy, and the Space Between
We look at screens. Eyes? Not so much. I’m hardly breaking new ground by critiquing our culture and its propensity for staring at screens, be…
How Not To Lose 30 Pounds by Friday
Then came The Fall, which is what I like to call what happened when I was 26 and my metabolism turned on me like Benedict…
