On That Holy Mountain
Any good scripture scholar knows that whenever someone went up a mountain, it was time to pay attention. Something important was going to happen. The ten commandments, the Sermon on…
Between Introvert and Extrovert
Do you hate being alone? Blogger par excellence, Fran pointed me to this piece on the value of alone time and engaging with introversion. But in today’s world, the solitude…
What Do You Hope For in 2011?
Thinking about people I admire for their greatness, I often realize that the things we remember the most famous people for are usually one simple moment in time. Sure, perhaps…
Bridges
Bridges often make me consider how we are all connected, how we can’t help but be connected to each other, at least superficially. Bridges remind me of our need to…
We Saw Him
As we look to the manger this week we also remember that we continue to see Jesus each week (if not each day) in the breaking of the bread. My…
Are You Your Own Worst Enemy?
How often do you place the blame on everything around you when you forget to realize that you are actually the wingnut in the midst of the problem itself? I…
Silently Guiding Her Home
Hospice. The word sounds ominous enough when it’s spoken in reference to an older person, but when it’s used to describe the dying months of a 37 year old woman,…
This is my body
I’m sitting in the medical school building keeping vigil as the first group of students take their gross anatomy final. They’ll be three sections today on an incredibly cold and…
A Semester’s Grace
Our semester joyously came to an end unofficially here at St. Joseph’s with the last student mass this week. Final Exams are in full gear and semester departures for the…
You Won’t Convince Me Otherwise…
So on the anniversary of the death my college buddy, Dave Connors, I was recounting old stories to my wife as I drove her to work. I regaled her with…