“Redeemed humanity is still young; it has hardly come to its full strength. But already there is joy enough in the little finger of a great saint such as yonder…
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May 12, 2020-Things Get Better WNIJ Perspective Fifty years ago, I halted my horse by the mandrakes, far from the house, so my parents would not hear my sobs. I…
WNIJ Good Friday Perspective “You’ll be gone by spring,” said the same voice that drove me to retire. I was afraid this might be true, that I’d be dead by…
Gifts That I Desire Today The night before Christmas I used be full of anticipation. I’d listen to my mother wrapping presents on the ironing board, the thump of boxes,…
Good Samaritan After Jesus said the law is summed up in “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, strength and mind. And love your neighbor as yourself,”…
Lately, I’ve heard people mock the idea of thoughts and prayers in the wake of a tragedy, but I have seen the power of these prayers. Jesus says we’re supposed…
Back in the day, prophets wore animal skins, ate locusts and honey, stood by rivers, cried, “Repent!” These days, Donald Trump calls us to repentance. After all, hasn’t he risen…
When I eat, I flip on the TV or open my phone. I fly into my head, away from my belly. The screens take me away from what I am…
During chores, I turn the radio to NPR, because I’m fascinated with current events. My attention is so fixed I almost worship the whole drama. But what good does that…
“The harvest is ended, the summer is past and we are not saved” rattles through my mind like a chant this holiday season. I have bowed under the yoke of…