The current crisis in our church has left many Catholics feeling emotionally and spiritually drained, and despair or cynicism may…

In October of 2010 I wrote in US Catholic about the clericalism, arrogance, and triumphalism at the heart of the…

In the middle of our current mess in the Catholic Church, and our country, corresponding perfectly to my own mini…

An excellent compilation of resources on how to become informed, judge and act to stop the separation of families at…

Happy Feast of Our Lady of the Way! Also known as Madonna Della Strada. She is patroness of the Jesuits…

Update: Also posted by the great people at God In All Things at https://godinallthings.com/2018/04/09/resurrection-people/ “Do not abandon yourselves to despair.…

For those of you interested, a link to my old website, Where There Is Despair

Dear Gramps, We’ve had a lot of great conversations over the years, I remember chatting with you in my old…

In the face of violence, obscene politicking, and all our seemingly insurmountable divisions, I propose no solutions. It is all above…

Holding my baby boy in my arms a mere 4 hours after meeting him, I started crying. Not because of…

I love Stephen Colbert. He is incisively hilarious, intellectually serious, and genuine and respectful with everyone he interviews. But more…

Perpetually ruining that wonderful time of evening when the baby is sleeping and a cold cocktail rests in my hand is the…

Update: Last night,  my beloved Grandpa William Joseph Rakers passed away. . Although he lived a long good life of 99…

“The feeling of awed wonder that science can give us is one of the highest experiences of which the human…

I never really got the Feast of Corpus Christi. Sure, I’m a big fan of the Catholic sacraments and all,…

Dedicated to exploring all the marvels of this universe as revealed to us by the scientific method, philosophy, and the…