There are times when all the things that we feel we must do tend to overwhelm us.  It comes with the hectic stride of our Western world of busyness and “keeping up” with the obligations that we feel compelled to fulfill regarding our “placement” in life. …

I recently had the opportunity to visit the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington DC.  Like other museums, one could spend a week or even a month experiencing this museum in its richness.  I started at the top level of the museum and a multi-media presentation of the native cultures extending from Alaska all the way down to the bottom of Chile. …

They are calling it the reverse of the curse, but it is true…the Chicago Cubs after 108 years have again won the world series championship.  That long “interim” period of “losses,” are now, at least for the present completely covered over by the exuberant elation of Cubs fans and probably some non-Cubs fans. …

In the Liturgical Calendar, we still have a few more weeks of what we refer to as “ordinary” time; however, I tend to think that as we move from October into November we begin the Holy Season that celebrates life and death as much as we do in the Lent/Easter season. …

How small is small?  Recently we had the image of the mustard seed in the Gospel which prompted us to consider how something seemingly insignificant and small can grow into something large enough to “live in” and in fact share dwelling (bird in the mustard bush).  …