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June 2026

June 20, 2026

Will the U.S. Warehouse People with Disabilities?

We have heard reports about the treatment that immigrants receive in the ICE detention centers:...

April 2026

April 02, 2026

Aging as a Way of the Cross

During Holy Week, Christians remember Jesus Christ's final hours as the Way of the Cross: ...

June 2025

June 26, 2025

Cruelty Toward Immigrants is Not Christian

As I have observed the Trump Administration over the last few months, I have yet...

June 11, 2025

Peter Hegseth’s Religious Beliefs Harm Americans

When a person learns more about his church's beliefs, Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth's controversial...

February 2025

February 28, 2025

The Republican Budget Does Not Promote the Common Good

Catholic Social Teaching provides insights for people who live in a community. The principle of...

February 19, 2025

Russia Has Caused Ukraine Enough Pain

Yesterday, I heard that President Trump supports his idol President Putin rather than President Zelensky...

February 15, 2025

Republicans, Do Something! Prioritize People Over Reelection

Senators, Members of the House of Representatives, and soldiers in the U.S. military take oaths...

February 13, 2025

Elon Musk Dishonors Government Employees

Elon Musk and his minions have been dismantling the U.S. federal government. Not only does...

February 05, 2025

Biblical Greatness v. ‘MAGA’: What the New Testament Says

This is my third essay exploring the meaning of “greatness.” My gut tells me President...

January 2025

January 29, 2025

Biblical Greatness vs. ‘MAGA’: What the Old Testament Says

Exploring Greatness: The Old Testament In this essay, I explore greatness in the Old Testament....

January 21, 2025

Dull Dread: Inauguration Day 2025

I celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. today rather than the new president. Unfortunately, my dull...

November 2024

November 25, 2024

I Feel Between a Rock and a Hard Place, Post-Election

I have been stuck since the 2024 election. The phrase "between a rock and a...

November 02, 2024

Husbands Should Not Influence Wives’ Voting

The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave women the right to vote in 1920....

October 2024

October 11, 2024

Project 2025 Erases Members of American Society

The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise proposes to erase American...

September 2024

September 06, 2024

I Question the Reality of Some Republicans

Part of my concern about the upcoming presidential elections is that some, not all, Republicans...

September 03, 2024

Would God Agree with J.D. Vance about Women?

J.D. Vance has suggested that all women should be mothers. Once these women reach menopause,...

August 2024

August 13, 2024

God Expects Followers to Respect Immigrants

Immigrants, illegal and legal, are subject to misinformation and mistreatment. God wants people to treat...

August 09, 2024

Moving Mom into Memory Care

I have not been writing lately because my siblings and I recently moved my mother...

April 2024

April 16, 2024

Were January 6, 2021 Capitol Attackers Obstructing Justice?

The Supreme Court heard arguments from the Justice Department and Joseph Fischer's legal team today,...

April 03, 2024

I am Not Particularly Good at Lent

Lent is a time of preparation for Easter and includes fasting, praying, and giving alms....

March 2024

March 28, 2024

Personal Experiences of the Paschal Mystery

The annual commemoration of the Paschal or Easter Mystery in the Church is a time...

March 13, 2024

Raising Children in Your Faith is a Gift

When I taught high school students, some of them faulted their parents for raising them...

March 05, 2024

Donald Trump Violated His Oath of Office

A woman who is unfaithful to her husband violates her marriage vow. A businessman who...

February 2024

February 29, 2024

I Love when Someone Lifts Others Up with a Generous Gift!

Dr. Ruth Gottesman’s billion-dollar gift to the Albert Einstein College of Medicine will enable the...

February 22, 2024

Public School Chaplains Concern Me

Public school chaplains concern me for several reasons. I do not even include the obvious...

February 21, 2024

Navalny and Benedict: Words Have Power

In the news recently, the deaths of two people have reminded me that words have...

February 13, 2024

Assumptions Make it Hard to Love

You may have encountered a few first-time parents who say something like this: “I was...

January 2024

January 22, 2024

Oral Tradition Makes Literal Bible Reading Challenging

People passed the content of the Old Testament down by word of mouth for many...

January 16, 2024

Can You Read the Bible Literally with Varied Translations?

Part II: Translations The Bible cannot be read literally because what I buy today is...

December 2023

December 29, 2023

What About Santa is Real?

I struggled years ago to explain to my daughter that Santa is not real and...

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