The issue of what books belong in the Bible has come up numerous times as I've chatted with folks who are curious as to why Catholi...

A LOT of things have happened on March 25th down through the millenia, but tonight at the Palestrina Mass the homilist started with the fac...

I didn't have any real big plans for this lent. Simple tightening of Wednesday/Friday fasting rules, a commitment to cut out unnece...

It seems that this lent is destined to be focused on what it means to suffer. Can human suffering be redemptive? I'll be pondering ...

This post is inspired by one of my very favorite songs from one of my very favorite bands. In it they assert that while we think we are beco...

I'm just getting back from a residency that was required for one of my spiritual direction classes. While we were there we said thi...

One of my favorite musicians is a tall, thin, African-American man that has been in several bands over the last fifty years. His soulful voi...