Webster says that “Imagination is the act or power of forming a mental image of something not present to the senses or never before wholly perceived in reality”.  Hmmm, I guess that’s a pretty good definition. Yet like the boy in the picture, when I was in grade school, we weren’t encouraged to use our … Continue reading God is very Smart →

Larry Holmes was the heavy weight boxing champion from 1978-1983. He won his first 48 professional bouts, including victories over Ken Norton and Muhammad Ali. He had 20 successful title defenses. We lived in Easton during those years and I used to see him occasionally at a restaurant or running along the road. He was … Continue reading The Gentle Giant →

I think going from the “profound to the mundane” can keep us somewhat sane. Too much of one or the other can drive us a bit crazy ?!+%*.  We are in the  midst of a “profound” moment with the Coronavirus pandemic, with implications far beyond anyone’s expectations. We’re dealing with computer models predicting maybe hundreds … Continue reading Keeping Sane →

Trial lawyers have an old saying: “You never ask a question on cross examination to which you do not know the answer.” Perry Mason certainly followed that mandate in the TV series that was broadcast from 1957-1966. Perry never lost a case. I actually felt bad for the district attorney, Hamilton Burger, who was always inches away … Continue reading “Questions Are Powerful” →

This past summer we were at the beach celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary with all of our family… 10 kids, spouses, and 38 grandchildren…. 59 total. It was a wonderful week. One day I was up early enough to see the sun rise. It was a beautiful and magnificent dawn. I love the passage from Luke 1:78-79 … Continue reading The Dawn From On High →

There was a popular TV sitcom back in the late  ‘80’s called “Cheers” It was about the lives of some characters who frequented a bar in Boston. Every week the show began with a catchy theme song with the refrain  “Sometimes you want to go… where everybody knows your name…”.  That little tune captured something. … Continue reading Someone Knows My Name →

Have you ever been really surprised, I mean really shocked…in a pleasant way? Remember when Eli Manning hit David Tyree with that impossible pass in the final two minutes of Superbowl XLII…. against the Patriots.  I jumped so high, I almost hit my head on the ceiling. We were screaming with joy. I’ve had a … Continue reading Easter Sunday – What A Surprise! →

I recently saw that Mel Gibson is making a sequel to the Passion of the Christ movie, titled “The Resurrection”. In an interview Gibson mentioned the movie will explore, among many things, “when Jesus descended into hell”. I’ve often pondered what that was like…the time between Jesus’s death on the cross until his resurrection. Not … Continue reading Holy Saturday – A Lot Going On →

Holy Thursday is great! There is almost too much to fit into a single day. When all the kids were home, at around 5:00pm we would begin with the seder meal, (unleavened bread, haroseth, lamb, bitter herbs, wine)  symbolizing the Jews’ exodus from Egypt. The youngest child would always ask, “why do we celebrate this … Continue reading Holy Thursday – What A Day →

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? →