When men choose not to believe in God, they do not thereafter believe in nothing, they then become capable of believing in anything." --G.K. Continue Reading
Nobody is Listening
It has been nearly a week since I posted my essay about my visit to the encampment of student protesters at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Continue Reading
You Can Learn a Lot in Fourteen Hours
I was at the synagogue on Saturday morning. I sat in the back next to Leonid, the old man from Ukraine. Leonid grew up in Stalinist Russia, and he Continue Reading
A Microcosm of the Whole War in Gaza
Yesterday was a fine day for a rally. Spring was in the air. It was warm and breezy. The trees were finally starting to sprout leaves. Yards had Continue Reading
No experience is ever a waste, unless a person refuses to learn from it.
I have a friend who has been training to become a Catholic priest. I met him several years ago when he was staying at our parish and studying as a Continue Reading
They Want to be Heroes Without Consequences
I just finished reading an article about pro-Palestinian student protestors who lamenting the fact that their arrests at campus demonstrations might Continue Reading
The Value of Reminiscing
I never understood why my dad would go out for breakfast once a month with his former comrades and coworkers from the City Water Department. They were Continue Reading
That’s When I Cried
We had a dog named Shocky. Yesterday afternoon we put her down. My wife, Karin, and I had expected that we might have to do that, but the timing of Continue Reading
Israel: Both Our Ally and a Rogue State
When I put my grandson, Asher, to bed last night, all I could think about was the fact that Iran was attacking Israel. That scared me, and it still Continue Reading
When I pray for Israeli soldiers, I also pray for the people of Gaza
Passover is coming soon, and its meaning seems a bit different this year. Pesach is all about freedom, in particular the liberation of the Israelites Continue Reading
I Don’t Know What Madeline Sees
My daughter-in-law in Texas sent me this photo a couple days ago. It's a picture of her daughter (my granddaughter), Madeline, kneeling on top of a Continue Reading
They Can’t Move Forward If They Are Looking Back
I have been in contact with a woman who is spending endless hours trying to get Afghan refugees to safe locations. Her years of effort have enabled a Continue Reading