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I am not a morning person. While my faith may tell me that with the rising of the sun comes a day filled with exciting possibilities, my daily response is closer to “Is it the weekend yet?” My waking moments are often consumed with my mental checklist, pouring over...

During a meeting of Buddhists, many from Vietnam, which the Dalai Lama recently held in Dharamsala, he stated in response to a question from his audience: “There are times and situations in which external factors limit the sense of religion. However, this should not...

Throughout Jesus’ public life he was questioned on how to live and ultimately die in God’s favor. Three of the four gospel writers, Matthew, Mark and Luke tell the story of a rich young man who asks Jesus how he can gain eternal life. Jesus tells him to obey the...

Do you believe in God? All of you who read this blog would quickly answer “Yes.” You would, of course, be right since you are reading this blog precisely because you are a believer. But I have often wondered whether or how much we actually believe in God since faith...

I once tried to do a dive off a platform into a swimming pool: jumping forward but then falling backwards into the water. When done correctly, it is called a reverse dive. I did it incorrectly, and landed on my back with a resounding splash. The only injury was to my...

As I type this, I’m working my last few hours before I go on vacation.  It’s working out, because of a federal holiday towards the end, that I’m getting almost a week and half off work.  This, I realize, is an extreme luxury.  Most humans aren’t able to take so much...

I hope preachers won’t be discouraged, but of all the homilies I’ve heard, I remember just three sentences. Here’s one of these, from a homily over 50 years ago: Each time you come to the Offertory of the Mass, offer to God one of your successes and one of your...