News & Articles
Macro and Micro
Recently, four friends have shared that they feel caught in the troubling news of the world. They feel yanked around with every new development, even disturbing headline, and find it hard to disengage. The more this happens, the more difficult it is for them to make decisions in their personal lives.We all live in a…
Faith That Grows With Us
In the years I was a college professor, I would look forward to summer months when I could read and reread books by favorite authors. Even now in retirement, I associate summer with spending time with these literary friends. The author who is at the top of my list is Sigurd Olson. Sigurd Olson is…
To Marry or Not to Marry, That is the Question
June is commonly considered the marriage month. I don’t know if that is statistically accurate, especially now when fewer couples seem to be getting married. As divorce itself has become more common, more couples are choosing to live together as a safer bet. It is good that fewer people are getting married right after college…
Reading for the Fun of It
With school ending in May or June, students will no longer be required to read textbooks and other assigned sources. Unfortunately, too many students take a vacation from reading anything over the summer months. That is why I’m happy that many libraries are offering summer reading programs. The benefits of this alternative kind of reading—choosing…
Remembering Francis
I admit it; I find transitions hard. My parents told me that I didn’t do well when our family moved from the Chicago area to Springfield, Illinois, when I was five years old. I don’t remember that, but I remember being disoriented when we moved five years later to northern Illinois. Perhaps that partially explains…
Replaying an Old Debt
Memory is a strange human facility. Why do we vividly remember certain experiences in the past but not others? Of course, traumatic moments are memorable because they are accompanied by strong emotions. 9/11 as well as John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassinations can’t help but be remembered. What I find surprising is…