Some of you may remember the movie “Scarlet and the Black” in which Msgr. Hugh O’Flaherty of the Vatican battles the SS officer Herbert Kappler during the Nazi occupation of Rome. Kappler was a brutal murderer. At the end of the war Kappler was sentenced to life imprisonment as a war criminal. He was visited … Continue reading What About Judas? →

A good friend of mine played the role of Thomas Moore in a rendition of “Man For All Seasons”. He did a very good job, but I knew he wasn’t Thomas More. He was playing Thomas Moore. Too often I can find that the words of the Passion seem too familiar. I’ve heard them many … Continue reading Drama Of The Universe →

Gratitude can be a puzzling thing at times. Sometimes, I know I should be grateful for something or someone but it’s mainly in my head, not in my heart. I may say thank you and actually mean it, but I’m not doing any “backflips”. A few years ago I was in the ICU for 5 … Continue reading Why Should I Say “Thanks”? →

Here we are at Palm Sunday. We’ve  never experienced a Lent like this current one. Holy Week begins tomorrow. It is one week until Easter. While my heart is trying to focus on Lent and Holy Week, my mind is still swirling around with “normalcy having left town”.  So, what should we do… how should … Continue reading Palm Sunday, A Mirage? →

I recently read that “laughter strengthens your immune system, boosts mood, diminishes pain, and protects you from the damaging effects of stress.” If that’s true then this is really a good time to laugh. I still remember coming home from classes at St. Louis U. with a lot of stress from carrying 20 semester hours … Continue reading Did Jesus Ever Laugh? →

This is only my 3rd blog and already I’m struggling with a bit of writer’s block… Snoopy gives me hope. Actually I have a million ideas floating thru my head, but what does the Lord want me to share. I have often been intrigued with the distinction between the “logos”  and the “rhema” (The logos is the … Continue reading Save Me Lord →