Late one afternoon I was walking out of my parish church in Chicago. I was chagrined to see a forlorn-looking man coming toward me. He was a drifter. I’m sure…

By midlife, many of us have become accomplished fugitives from our true selves. We try to fit into the lifestyles of those around us. Maybe we become clones to what…

  Jackie Robinson was the first Afro-American to play major league baseball. Robinson had to face jeering fans in every stadium he played in because of the color of his…

In August, 2000 I took the bath at the Shrine in Lourdes, France. I had been suffering from severe sciatic pain in my right leg for over 3 years. Three…

I recently stopped by to visit a woman who had invited me to stop and see her. We were talking when her husband came home. She told him that someone…

 I remember the Peanuts cartoon where Lucy is chasing Charlie Brown. She is shaking her fist at him and screaming: “I’ll get you Charlie Brown. I’ll get you. And when…

Remember when you were driving and a fly kept banging his head against the windshield. He saw and felt the sunlight, but he was trapped. The last time this happened…

Fr. John Powell, S.J. has said we need to pray as a Listener. To do this we need to reflect on Six Questions: 1. Can God put a new idea…

Elvis Presley died in 1977 at the age of 42. Several months beforehand, Pastor Tony Barnett looked out at the congregation one Sunday morning. Who was sitting in his church…

I enjoy movies. Certain scenes have struck me and stayed with me for many years. My all-time favorite scene is in the movie Moonstruck. I have reflected and prayed on…