I wish I had a universal translator. You know, like the one they use so pervasively on Star Trek. Surely you’ve seen how it works: No matter what planet the...
Author - Alice Camille
Most of us wear several hats in our many relationships. We may be children and parents and spouses simultaneously. We’re coworkers, neighbors, friends, and...
Did Jesus have a real job? This is the question behind the question, which sounds a bit dismissive: as if teaching, preaching, and healing—not to mention...
Readings (Year C): Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41Psalm 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12, 13Revelation 5:11-14John 21:1-19 or 21:1-14 Reflection: People or things? Each moment of the...
Old is good. If you’ve ever had a tattered shirt you can’t throw out because of all the good times and happy memories rubbed into it, you’re a fan of the old...
Family life isn’t perfect. Still, most of us would prefer life with our families than without them. By family, I mean the original context of persons to whom...
The game of “If” is popular among children, and not a few adults indulge in it as well. If I had a million dollars—so the most familiar version begins—then I...
There’s no place like home, Dorothy repeats like a mantra. She clicks the heels of her magic shoes until she opens her eyes to find herself in the land of her...
December feels like the soft landing every year could use. While January is often propelled by a crazed monster of executive function—New Year’s resolutions...
This column missed its deadline. This doesn’t affect the experience you’re having in any way, since it went to press on time as usual. But permit me to brag:...
