It may be well-known news at this point, but only one state in the union has a divided legislature. That means in forty-nine states one political party can dictate policy, funding, and programs. That … [Read more...]
Thirty-Eight Years a Priest and Thirty-Eight Years of Sobriety: How I failed at both by Cameron Miller … [Read more...]
An Overgrown Metaphor
My neighbor’s peonies blossomed long before mine and are bigger and more vibrant. What gives? Perhaps she is better than me, and that means her peonies are superior too. I mean, maybe she has done … [Read more...]
Beyond Words
There is a well-known story in the Book of Genesis about the building of a giant tower high into the sky. Though not refered to in the Bible as the “Tower of Babel,” it has come to be known by that … [Read more...]
Forty Thousand Years from Now
After all the talk, we finally got a peek at a black hole. It isn’t the one at the center of our solar system, Sagittarius A, it was in Messier 87 – a nearby galaxy much larger than our own Milky … [Read more...]
A Good Life
I have been wrestling with a poem that is trying to be written. It was born in a conversation with my son. In a wide-ranging late-night phone call, we were probing the existential crush that … [Read more...]
Join Me In Indy!
Dear Hoosier friends, I hope you can join me this Thursday for a book event and reception at a lovely venue. … [Read more...]
Just a Little Ditty About Summer
Last Saturday a fault line in the heavens cracked opened the skies and gold poured down on the Finger Lakes. I like to think it was a sneak preview. Sun licked halfmoon waves on the lake with … [Read more...]
No Love Lost
“When the truth is found to be lies and all the joy within you dies Don’t you want somebody to love? Don’t you need somebody to love? You better find somebody to love.” Jefferson … [Read more...]
Don’t Be Fooled
When insurance companies, doctors, and conservative politicians scream that we cannot afford universal health care, they do not mention that we already pay more for healthcare than we would for a … [Read more...]
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