Years ago, I had the good fortune to be a chaperone on my son’s high school trip to Costa Rica.  […]

I was small for my age and, by the fifth grade, determined that basketball would not be my sport.  I […]

During the busiest season of my life, that of being a dad, I often heard the phrase, “I’m bored.”  To […]

I left my accommodations at daybreak, leaving my friends to finish their breakfast and sort out their gear.  There were […]

I packed my gear for this adventure with thoughtful consideration of what to bring and an open mind about what […]

I was walking through the cool rain and mist of Galicia, a region in western Spain, after walking 495 miles […]

I have an image in mind of the old general store, the place where the locals gather, pick up some […]

One sad aspect of the digital world we live in is that most of the images we have are stuck […]

The irony that this post immediately follows the one about how we need to rethink using technology as a convenience […]

I was a teenager when we were hit by the blizzard of 1978, living out on Old Mission Peninsula.  That […]

As I was returning home to Leland after a morning in the big city of Traverse, I found myself reflecting […]

I heard a homily today that asked a question that really got me thinking.  I suppose that is the point […]

I have lived my sixty years with a mystery.  I can’t say that I have wrestled with this mystery daily, […]