800 Kingsland Ave, University City, Mo. I remember it clearly. It was a Saturday afternoon and I was watching the University of Missouri football game… it was a critical moment in the game. Judy rushed in from a day of renewal at our parish with great enthusiasm. She spoke about Jesus,  about giving her life to … Continue reading 800 Kingsland Ave ….. My Mount Sinai” →

I wonder if God sometimes kicks back, puts his feet up, and just laughs at the people he created. I’m not talking about the sin and sorrow and suffering of the human race.. which is everywhere…I’m talking about the normal “Joe Blow” who goes about his day to day business. People can be very funny. … Continue reading “That’s Not Funny” →

If you’ve ever looked out the window flying into Newark airport, you will see below thousands of houses, big and small, one after another ... it doesn’t seem to end…. millions of people. It makes me feel very small. I don’t care if I'm flying coach or first class (rarely) or in a private jet … Continue reading “ Lost In The Shuffle?” →

It took me quite a while to get in the habit of going to the gym. I hated going to the gym … but after a time, I developed somewhat of a habit. A habit is “a way of behaving that is repeated so often it no longer involves conscious thought”. Well, even in my best days, I … Continue reading “Not Going To The Gym” →

Boy, I really have to guard my mind these days. It’s so easy to go down a path that focuses on all the desperate things that are happening in the world…the Corona Virus, the riots in cities across the country, the “usual cast of characters” that have been around for too long.. abortion, sex trafficking, … Continue reading “Luke, You Got To Get Your Mind Right” →

I can still hear my mother in exasperation saying, “MYOB”. Whenever we were snooping around or asking the wrong question, she would say “this is none of your business”. If that didn’t work she would increase the admonition to “stop being a  “buttinsky”. No one  wanted to be called a “buttinsky”.  It appears that St. Peter may … Continue reading “MYOB”…….”Mind Your Own Business” →

Koinonia Academy (KA) just graduated its 35th class. It’s hard to believe. It brings me back to the early days of KA, which were pretty exciting…everything was new. We were really flying by the seat of our pants and by the Holy Spirit. There are so many memories. Many teachers taught 7 or 8 periods. It  started … Continue reading The Wild West Days of KA →

I still have many memories of my athletic career, with occasional dreams of soaring above the rim and crashing the ball thru with the defender helplessly falling down…with perhaps even a bit of “trash talk”. Boy, I seem to get better with age. Every so often I’ll wander out on the driveway  with the grandkids and … Continue reading “You’re Killing Us Out There →

It was a pretty common phrase around our house as we grew up. “Woah, what happened here……oh,Tommy’s in the “dog house”…. O-o-oh.” I still find myself using the phrase today. After our 10 kids made their way thru the “dog house”, even I can find my way there occasionally.  How do I know I’ve been sent … Continue reading “The Dog House” →

“Of this I am sure, that your love lasts for ever, that your truth is firmly established as the heavens.” (Psalm 89:2)  Wow, that is the “big picture” … focusing on it keeps us from getting bogged down in the daily trials of life. No matter what is going on, no matter what problems, no matter … Continue reading “The Big Picture” →