Category: Daily Column

Seeing the Kingdom of Heaven.

Seeing the Kingdom of Heaven. Imagine that you have been turned into a fish. You are swimming down...

Bigger government allows the greediest to emerge…

Any society can only tolerate so much plundering before its peoples ask others to invade it. “Moslems would...

Jesus Christ, our Sovereign Lord, save us from the…

The title of today’s column is not a bad prayer. Paraphrasing Burns, “the best laid plans of mice...

Entering the Kingdom requires leaving the world.

Entering the Kingdom requires leaving the world. Each of us is attracted to different things and combinations of...

The Proclamation of the Kingdom.

The Proclamation of the Kingdom. Pope John-Paul II added the “Luminous Mysteries” to the Holy Rosary. They cover...

Floors, walls, and ceilings.

Most of us are, at this very moment, held up by a floor. Floors keep physical objects from...

Bribes and Payoffs.

Bribes have always been a part of government. Some bribes are under the table, others are highly visible....

Tiny bubbles.

Sometimes, in a jar of fetid fluid, little bubbles form and rise to the top. If the fluid...

Getting in on the ground floor of God’s…

Many of us have had the unpleasant experience of finding ourselves approached by salespeople for various schemes. “If...

Seeking perfection.

Every woman sorting through produce in a market is looking for what’s as close to perfection as possible....