A few years ago, when I was Bishop of the Diocese of Bridgeport, a valued employee of the Diocese came to see me. He told me that he would be leaving his position with the Diocese because his wife had been offered a wonderful job in the Midwest. He put it this way to me,...Read More
The past few weeks and the next few heading our way are full of milestones for our family, as they are for many others. It got me thinking – just what are milestones? Why are they so important? Why do they elicit such a powerful emotional response from us?GraduationThough itRead More
A Jesuit priest who is currently director of spiritual formation and professor of moral theology at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in St. Louis has been named executive director of the Secretariat of Doctrine and Canonical Affairs of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington.Read More
Since I love to tell stories, I find that they have a way of finding their way to me. Recently my good friend, Monsignor Ed Miller, the wonderful pastor of St. Bernardine in West Baltimore, told me a couple of them. They are both about children.Read More
If you’re planning to fly with a toddler this summer, you’re probably already dreading the flights and the waits in the airports—which can be more challenging than the flights themselves.John and I are not seasoned travelers, but we have flown twice with toddlers on the marathon China-U.S. flights. Here areRead More