With coronavirus and the election dominating the headlines this fall, you may have, like me, missed the release of a major document in the ecumenical world.  On October 4, the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, Pope Francis released a new encyclical titled Fratelli tutti (Brothers all, or, Siblings…

I wish it weren’t so, but it is and it seems to be increasing. A too regular companion of mine these days is anger. I am angry about the pandemic. I am angry about the contentious state of our country and the election. I am angry about darkness and cold…

Beside my desk at home, I have a note written on a piece of paper that reads, “Concepts can change, but principles always stay the same.” “Always” is underlined. It came from a business-related seminar that I was attending but it resonated with me on a personal level. It was…

Or a special treat from Whit’s?  Once in 2018 and once in 2020 I bicycled a significant distance for a Whit’s treat.  The main difference being the first time was both a greater distance than the second and the treat was a nice, geographically convenient add-on to the real reason…