We may have set a place for angels, as Abraham did. More likely and better still, we have shared our table with the sons and daughters of God
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the day Santa died
December 1, 2011
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Although St. Nicholas had rich parents and my dad had poor ones, both of them were gracious, righteous men, generous to a fault. I know good came to them and that they are and will be remembered that way. And I know I want to be such a man.
Read more all in the family
November 28, 2011
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Our Thanksgiving was not what the Pilgrims had in mind, but I wouldn’t trade their life for mine.
Read more beginnings and benedictions
November 19, 2011
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May we all be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. May we roar with the Lion of Judah and rest in the Lamb of God. Deliver us from temptation. Lead us beside still waters.
Read more of apple butter and bookstores
October 16, 2011
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I still remember the smell of old books and new books and real books. But after a couple of days I would start pestering my mom to let me go to her cousin Walt’s farm, where the enticements were even greater.
Read more the perfect t-shirt
August 31, 2011
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I was glad we didn’t get t-shirts at the staff retreat this year. The perfect t-shirt, after all, is the one you don’t have to wear.
Read more rules of the road
August 18, 2011
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Discovering delight is the flip side of staying alert, but it’s much more fun. It is without question the First Rule. Every pilgrim is looking for a miracle.
Read more to Africa with love
August 5, 2011
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The problems to solve are many, and they don’t all require us to move to Africa. But engaging them is how we grow, testing our skill and knowledge against something that matters.
Read more simple summer suppers
August 3, 2011
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Weather like this makes you want to slow down. And it’s too hot to cook food. Or to digest it. But even simple meals require a little planning ahead.
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(re)learning to linger
Maturing, married love is rooted in a shared story and refreshed by a new commitment, often in the full shadow of our failures. It involves learning to linger again.
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