As a little boy, while attending mass at St Alphonsis Catholic Church in Wisconsin, I remember first hearing the story of the Good Samaritan. The story tugged at my soul as I sat there with my little legs dangling over the sides of those old wooden pews. I was captivated by the parable but without [...]
In grade school we were taught Newton’s third law; For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Initially, I was under the impression this was a principle which applied only to celestial bodies and physical objects. Over time, as I poured myself into the study of anthropology and sociology, I discovered this also [...]
In Part 1 of “It’s All About me! – Or Maybe It Isn’t” I shared a deeply personal journey which painfully brought me to an awareness that a significant cultural shift was taking place; love was being redefined. For centuries love was an expression of personal sacrifice on behalf of others. Societies honored people based [...]
In November of 1987 I was confronted with a tragedy of epic proportions when I learned that sixteen of my dearest friends had been massacred on a peace and reconciliation project we were deeply involved with in the African nation of Zimbabwe. Even years later, it is hard to write about because very few if [...]
While getting older has been hard on my body, surprisingly it has been elevating for my soul. One of the great ironies of life is just as your skin starts to sag you finally feel comfortable in it! It’s a bit like owning an old pair of blue jeans where each rip or stain has [...]
There are times in life when the journey takes an unexpected detour, where you intended to arrive at one destination, but suddenly find yourself unexpectedly at another. Those can be a bit of a head scratcher. Welcome to my life! Instead of just being frustrated, I have learned that sometimes, such detours are better embraced [...]
