Posts of snow!! now appearing in my Denver friends’ Facebook feeds bring back fond memories of the Colorado ski seasons I experienced while living there. Coloradoans are now beginning their preparations: skis are getting waxed, bindings are getting tightened, boots are getting refit. And the energy and...
We all hear the stories of how Heaven is so beautiful and colorful, sparkly, blissful, and all the other happy adjectives that go with it. However, every once in a while I can’t help but wonder if, after a while, it will become just a “norm,” something that we’ll take for granted as we humans...
August 2, 2012, was the 50th anniversary celebration of the Franciscan seminary in the Philippines. In 1962 Our Lady of the Angels opened its doors to the first class of seminarians. Br. Clete Riederer and I flew to Manila to represent our Cincinnati-based Franciscan province at the golden jubilee...
I love the Summer Olympics. Let me rephrase: I live for the Summer Olympics. For the two weeks that the Games are televised, I lose focus of pretty much every other area of my life. I’m not as communicative with friends—and I’m not sorry about it. I’m constantly checking the medal count...
In a world and a nation split on many issues, especially evident in an election year, it’s hard to find places where people come together from different creeds in a spirit of oneness.
Little did I know that I would find it for several days during an international celebration of music.
My wife and I were at...
Recently my husband, Richard, and I took an amazing trip to the Mediterranean. We had planned this trip for years. For us this wasn’t a vacation, it was TRAVEL. We were especially excited to visit Italy and Turkey, both rich in history and each uniquely different.
I had been to Italy and Turkey before, but...
