Necessary but Not Sufficient…

  • A day in the life…

    In many ways, I am a typical husband. I drink beer. I pull the 9-5. I have a hard time listening. Actually, I HAD a hard time listening. Come to find, it really isn’t my fault. It’s genetic. Seriously. Last night I noticed my right ear felt a little plugged up. Thinking this was something Read more

  • Responding to Insanity: Thoughts on the Sandy Hook Tragedy

    I am not a psychologist, a priest, a teacher or a parent. I am not an expert in anything. When I first heard about the recent horror in Newtown, Connecticut, I responded with the only thing I really have experience in: being human. I sat in traffic dumbfounded. I prayed for the victims and their Read more

  • Black Friday Blues

    Today is black Friday. Already there are reports of Americans behaving like animals. Somehow the promise of an extra 5% off turns people in savages. This day sickens me with its hype, materialism, and sheer gluttony. What’s worse, it follows a great American holiday based on thankfulness and sharing. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite Read more

  • A case for charity.

    Charity. Noun: The voluntary giving of help, typically money, to those in need. Help or money given in this way. My parents did a good job of raising me to be a man of charity; it was through action rather than words. Following their example, I also give out of my excess (time, money, food) Read more

  • Too much stuff.

    I’ve been MIA the last two weeks. My wife and I found a house and have been doing what needs to be done to acquire said house. Mostly signing a forest sized quantity of paper with blood from a main artery.  Built in 1951, it’s a brick cape cod with 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, a detached Read more

  • Growing pains.

    A friend once told me, “It’s an ancient Chinese curse: ‘May you live in interesting times.’” Curse or not, it’s true. We do live in interesting times. In my grandmother’s lifetime the world went from horse and carriage to space travel. We found better ways to kill. We found better ways to heal. The biggest Read more