Seven Martyrs from the Heart of One Family
The Second Book of Maccabees, Chapter 7, recounts the [...]
The Last Poem of a Dying Clergyman
Sometimes people have a certain intuition, a premonition, of [...]
An Unbelievably Beautiful Rendition of “Over the Rainbow”
The life of the magnificent young jazz/blues artist, Eva [...]
A New Look at Patience as a Virtue
One of my favorite spiritual writers is the 20th [...]
The Grace of Doing One Thing at a Time
Sometimes…it isn’t worry that causes us to focus on [...]
Good Enough for Government Work
Some years ago, I had an employee who was [...]
The Power and the Glory of Ezekiel’s Cherubim
Only divine artistry can fully craft the unearthly magnificence [...]
St. Peter Chanel’s Mission Was a Total Failure – Or Was It?
When the annals of effective Christian missionaries are written, [...]
Is Beauty Really In the Eye of the Beholder? (Part 1)
On a trip to New York City last year, [...]
Is Beauty Really In the Eye of the Beholder? (Part 2)
When I visited the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) [...]