Wednesday, from The Abbey of Gethsemani, Trappist, KY:   Instead of observing Lauds and Mass this morning I came down to the cafeteria to...

Compiled in the early 12th century, Konjaku monogatarishñ, or the "Tales of Times Now Past" is an anthology consisting of more ...

Embrace the break in weather where you can. True, there are months when the last time you saw the sun feels like a dream; but when the...

 If any man make a vow to the Lord, or bind himself by an oath: he shall not make his word void but shall fulfill all that he promised. -- ...

As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly. - Arthur Carlson, WKRP IN CINCINNATI Probably the most succinct explanation I've ever...

The church sanctuary reminded me of my old middle school gymnasium: high ceiling, stage, backboards at the long ends of the space, hardwood...

I am open to the guidance of synchronicity and do not let expectations hinder my path. - The Dalai Lama I woke up this morning to snow -- a ...

"It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards." -Lewis Carroll Today's my last full day in Mount Carroll for a whi...

Ken Parsons, 1955. The picture I chose of my dad was taken in 1955... 18 years before I was born. Although I have pictures of him f...

I've been working on this list, trying to whittle it down to something simple. The first list was ambitious, and not unlike the inner...

3. A fter I got off the phone with Red, though, I was in no mood to growl at the kids for hitting my door. I was in no mood to growl at anyb...