You can count on It!

You can count on It!

One Saturday morning, my friend Tom and I were having breakfast in a restaurant. A man with no legs and in a wheelchair rolled by our table. “Tom, do you think he was born that way?” I leaned toward my friend and asked. “I don’t think so. I believe the man used to...
The Cry of Loneliness

The Cry of Loneliness

“Experiencing chronic loneliness can significantly elevate a person’s likelihood of considering suicide due to feelings of isolation,” researchers say. What is responsible for the increase in loneliness in our society? “Globalization and increase in technology,” some...
Jesus Must have Smiled

Jesus Must have Smiled

One day a group from a local chapter of the Mensa society had its monthly meeting in a restaurant. Mensa is the world’s largest, oldest and most famous high-IQ society – a thriving global community of 150,000 highly intelligent people. Only those who have an...
A Tale of Two Voices

A Tale of Two Voices

I am grateful to God for having granted me the privilege of serving as Columbus diocesan director for the Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States. I had to leave the job to become a 24/7 caregiver for my wife, who is bedridden after having a stroke. The...
Jesus makes Things New

Jesus makes Things New

This scene in the movie “The Passion of Christ” is forever engraved in my memory. As Jesus fell beneath the weight of the heavy cross on his way to Calvary, Mary ran towards Jesus and Jesus looked at His mother, saying, “Behold, I will make things new!” I wonder how...

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