Whether you’re into Poker or not, the popularity of that card game - to the point that even those tournaments are broadcast as events on television - has impacted our language in a specific way:…

Do you remember Drivers Education?  For some of you, it was probably just a couple of years ago... Not sure how much has changed, because for me it’s now 31 years ago (and wow that…

“What do you want me to do for you?”  I don’t know how many hours I’ve gotten lost in this scene from tonight’s Gospel over the years.  Imagining Jesus standing before me asking that pivotal…

A couple who have been dating for over a year have this huge fight:   Stephanie who is a waitress when she got off work, went over to her boyfriend’s house.  It was a tough…

Tuesday night my good friend from college, Fred, at 8:17 PM sent me this text: Are you watching?  I happened to be in the middle of an event with our students and laughed when I…

One of the most challenging things for me in my first weeks in college was taking a mandatory course, Introduction to Philosophy.  Just hearing that area of study, “Philosophy” was intimidating.  Add the fact that…

Growing up the youngest of three boys, some decades removed from our sibling battles - I’ve grown to appreciate how difficult it was (it is) for parents raising kids.  The challenge of trying to give…

Any visitor to my office or apartment would probably be able to get an idea of some of my interests with just a quick look around. Among obviously some religious art work and family portraits, there’s…