I just had a humbling, eye-opening experience. My family delivered gifts for Project Angel Tree, an evangelical program that helps prison inmates purchase Christmas gifts for their children. As an evangelical program, they asked us to use the...
Bullying has become an issue that is growing in the public eye. I was bullied as a child - from elementary school all the way through high school. While in my experience I would have to say that news reports about the "damage" caused by bullying are a...
If it seems at times that my blog posts are not in sync with current events, it's because most of them are a product of my meandering ponderings as I work in the garden, take a shower, or spend (distracted) time before the Blessed Sacrament. I was...
Every presidential election has stirred this thought in me, but perhaps none more than the race that led to President Bill Clinton's first term in office. I remember watching the debates and the "town hall meetings" hosted by MTV in which question after...
Well, today is the big day. My wife went out to vote this morning before she had to go to work. We were fortunate to get there after the before work rush and we won't have to worry about standing in line tonight during the after work rush. The...