Once there was a British story named Tom Brown’s School Days; it was about a very popular boy named Tom who was a student at an English boarding school. He and a dozen other boys lived in one of...
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for your selves. (Matthew 11:29) How can Jesus’ “yoke,” (i.e. his challenging teachings) be construed as “easy” and its burden “light?” Jesus’ yoke is...
One summer morning a farmer named Ned was helping his neighbor Willy build a new fence, but the work was going slowly. Finally, Ned deliberately dropped a fence post in a muddy puddle of water, splattering both men with mud. Ned’s wife happened to...
“But I will leave as a remnant in your midst a people humble and lowly, who shall take refuge in the name of the LORD.” (Zephaniah 3:12) Are we humble and lowly? Do we take refuge in the name of the Lord or...
“What happened to common sense?” is as much a lament as a question, and it is heard frequently today from those who grew up when common sense was valued in our culture. Asking “what happened” to...
“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom a light has shone.” (Matthew 4:16) When will this miracle of light happen again and illumine our world...
Three and a half years have passed since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, a milestone that, as many noted, took place on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart. Yet in those years, the rate of abortions has not significantly...
The five Protestant tenets are Sola Scriptura (Scripture Alone), Sola Fide (Faith Alone), Sola Gratia (Grace Alone), Solus Christus (Christ Alone) and Soli Deo...
Almost twenty years ago a man in New York State named Michael Gill wrote a memoir or book called How Starbucks Saved My Life. His story is interesting and timely not so much because of the events that occurred in his...
A 2025 Pew survey revealed that though Protestants have increased their numbers, Catholics have not. Forty-three percent of those raised as Catholics are no longer members of the Church. And for every new convert to...
While my title might seem a bit off the beaten path of essays on this site, it has been brewing in my mind like a fine cup of coffee for several months. Consequently, I decided this is the time to serve it nice and hot...
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