One man was talking to his friend and he exclaimed: “My wife and I had a bang up fight last night.” His friend asked him how did it wind up. “Why she…

One day I was typing away on my laptop and my screen went blank. Then a yellow bar appeared that said: LOW BATTERY RECHARGE IMMEDIATELY. Portable computers, smart phones and…

In today’s First Reading (Genesis 9:8-15) God sets the rainbow in the sky and says, “I set my bow in the clouds to serve as a sign of the covenant between…

As the war in Viet Nam was ending, newsman Bob Considine accompanied a baby orphan girl from Viet Nam to the U.S. so she could be adopted. On the long…

One day two homeless men were discussing the reasons why they were homeless. “I’m the fellow who never listened to anyone,” said the first homeless man.              “Shake, partner,” said the second homeless…

When I was first ordained there was a divorced woman in the parish named Gretchen. She had just gotten remarried in court without a Church annulment. But she continued to…

A well-to-do family built a huge home next to the Amish community in Indiana. The Amish were standing there looking on in astonishment as the movers were unloading the snow…

A few years ago I visited with Pat Kenny, a retired golf club professional from the Chicago suburbs. Pat was in his 70’s and I had known him for many…

             In the seminary when we had to do practice preaching, I used to get super-uptight. I remember one time I had to get up in front of my classmates and…

In the Bible the sky is sometimes God’s billboard: Abraham looked up and saw the stars. Noah looked up and saw the rainbow. Jacob looked up and saw a ladder.…