Articles by Category: Musings

A few years ago, we visited a church to listen to an organ concert and, on the way out, we discovered a pile of booklets, written by Reverend Joseph Sica, containing 46 daily messages … one for each day of the Season of Lent. Yes, you are right, there are only 40 days in Lent,  read full article …

This morning, I was asking the Lord what should be the new message for this page. Moments later, the latest edition of Paul Heil’s weekly newsletter landed in my E-mail box … and I had my answer. The title of Paul’s Epistle is “A Morbid Anniversary” … relating to the 40th anniversary of the United  read full article …

Well, the world’s celebration of the coming of the Lamb of God has come and gone once again. I don’t normally write about myself on this page but, at the moment, my mind seems to be focused on not only this immediate Christmas past, but on others as well from back over the many years  read full article …

I recently read an interview with writer Anne Lamott, who’s just published a book on faith, titled “Help, Thanks, Wow,” referring to what she calls her “three essential prayers,” the only ones she needs. Quoting Ms. Lamott: “Help” is the main prayer. “Help” is the prayer of surrender and having a real shot at things beginning  read full article …

. . . for all of us – as I’ve addressed here before – to openly acknowledge that our United States of America is faced with many challenges in the days that lie immediately ahead … some of our own making and others from outside our boundaries! As I write this, it’s only hours after  read full article …