Dances with Wolves

Dances with Wolves

by | Jul 22, 2020 | Essays, Stories & Poems

Black Lives Matter (BLM) has fired up support for racial justice and stoked controversy across America in the Year of the Virus. Catholics have experienced similar reactions – some have become ardent supporters of BLM, and others have expressed concern or outright...
Dear Wise Guy

Dear Wise Guy

by | Jul 12, 2020 | Essays, Stories & Poems

Dear Catholic Wise Guy, I’ve been following you for your years. I’m a fallen-away Catholic and don’t go for your heavy-duty religious stuff. Still have a little faith, though I know the Fellow Upstairs ain’t too happy with me. Street-smarts are my only wisdom, and I...
Summer of Our Discontent

Summer of Our Discontent

by | Jul 5, 2020 | Essays, Stories & Poems

Now is the Summer of Our Discontent. A double-whammy afflicts our land: a deadly virus that spreads fear, sucks up hospital beds, and kills; and a political rage over police brutality that shouts, trashes, and burns. And kills. This dynamic duo feeds on itself, with...
On the Job Barking

On the Job Barking

by | Jun 28, 2020 | Essays, Stories & Poems

MEMORANDUM FOR: EMPLOYEES OF DEPARTMENTAL ACCOUNTING DIVISION SUBJECT: On-the-Job-Barking 1. It has come to my attention that certain employees in this division are barking on the job. One of you begins barking, apparently as a diversion from the daily routine, or a...

These Least Brothers of Mine

by | May 27, 2020 | Essays, Stories & Poems

Christians agree we are saved by God’s grace, but disagreements – sometimes sharp – arise as to how this grace operates.  We use different words to describe our eternal salvation.  One phrase is “being in a state of grace;” another is “being saved.”  By “state...