Up until the fall of 2020 I had never thought much about politics, racism, culture, or many of the issues that have our country so divided today. I did not vote in 2012 and the only reason I did in 2020 was that I suddenly began to open my eyes as to what was happening …
As usual I arrived at my office very early in the morning and prepared for my desk job just like I have done for the past thirty years. I sat in my desk chair and turned on my computer and drank a cup of coffee while I logged in and waited for the computer to …
“I am of the flesh, sold into slavery under sin. I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate.… I can will what is right, but I cannot do it. For I do not do the good I want, but the …
Yes, I’m one of those people. I’m one of those that are concerned about the planet warming and the extreme weather we are experiencing. I am also concerned about the rise in cancer rates, diabetes, obesity, and our overall health. I do think about a lot of things but try to concentrate on how I …
I played golf for the University of St. Thomas where my coach was an older gentleman who had served in World War II. I was shocked when one day he told us he was not only non-Catholic but instead was an Atheist. This was especially surprising since I was attending a Catholic university where I …
So herein lies my dilemma. What does “turning your life over to God” really mean? I have complained to myself and to God that he has not listened to my thoughts and prayers for help. In doing so I have reduced God to nothing more than a genie in a bottle and became frustrated when …
I believe that my pride and ego have gotten in my way for much of the past 30 years and instead of giving thanks to what I have been blessed with I have coveted what others have and in the process made myself feel inferior. I also need to come to terms with past failures …
I also give thanks that the “new” generation of our family are thriving and enjoy each other’s company so much. Our kids have grown up together as we have been doing similar functions for thirty years now. With modern social media they manage to keep in touch and up to speed on each other’s lives …
The Philosophers’ Football Match was a Monty Python sketch depicting a football match in the Olympiastadion at the 1972 Munich Olympics between philosophers representing Greece and Germany. Starring in the sketch are Archimedes (John Cleese), Socrates (Eric Idle), Hegel (Graham Chapman), Nietzsche (Michael Palin), Marx (Terry Jones), and Kant (Terry Gilliam). Palin also provides the …
I have read that the unforgiving mind is full of fear and blocks love which should fill our hearts and minds. I am coming to accept this as truth and have started to reach out to several people I need to forgive and begin a new relationship with. I want to immediately cut off thoughts of reliving …