When I saw these jellyfish at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, I was mesmerized. Apparently, so was everyone else, because the crowd around their tank was several ...
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As I paddled a kayak across the crystal-clear water of an Adirondack lake on a gorgeous Friday afternoon recently, I turned to my paddling partner and said, “If ...
Okay, so we skipped Week 4 here on the blog. I have to apologize. I was not taking my own advice and was allowing myself to sink into a bit of darkness and ...
After months of wondering whether my retreat would be on or off due to COVID-19, I am happy to report that it is ON, and Pyramid Life Center is ready to receive ...
I am not in the regular rotation when it comes to walking our rescue dog, Jake, especially at night. Dennis and Olivia handle most of the dog-walking duties in ...
I'm guessing you could use a few days of peace and quiet, maybe in a gorgeous spot, where you have nothing to do but stare out a lake and let someone else do ...
This Life Lines column was originally intended to be my last. It was 15 years ago this month that I wrote my first column for Catholic New York, and this seemed ...
My latest Life Lines column, running in the current issue of Catholic New York:
Fourteen years ago this month, I wrote my very first Life Lines column. It ...
For all those who heard me talking about our brokenness on the Morning Air Show on Relevant Radio this morning, here's the original column that sparked this as ...
My latest Life Lines column, running in the current issue of Catholic New York:
I’m a wannabe hiker. And a wannabe camper and kayaker, for that matter. Although ...
"And everyone who listens to these words of mine but does not act on them will be like a fool who built his house on sand.” Matthew 7:26
The majestic ...
"Your mission today, should you decide to accept it, is to start looking at your world through rose-colored glasses. Rather than focus on the crabgrass that's ...
Isn’t it amazing how riding a bike is like…well…riding a bike? You really don’t forget. After not owning a bike for decades, not doing any serious riding save ...
It's not easy being green. Today Pope Francis used his General Audience to talk about our stewardship of God's creation. Preach it:
"Creation is not a ...
For the past two nights the moon has been spectacular. Well, truth be told, I always think the moon is spectacular, and most of my regular readers probably know ...
Hey, gang. What a beautiful week to be from New York's Capital Region. No, seriously, I'm not kidding about that. For once. These days I am loving my adopted ...
My "Soul Seeing" column, running in the current issue of the National Catholic Reporter:
If you look around my office prayer space or on my bedroom dresser, ...
I love to rake. I love everything about it -- the sound of the rake scratching against the earth, the smell of the autumn air, the pre-winter peacefulness that ...
So a few months ago I came across this quote and fell in love with it:
"We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and ...
If you go on silent retreat, or spend any serious amount of time in deep and quiet prayer, you're likely to find that some new synapses are firing. Suddenly ...