Feet in the vineyard

There is a bumper sticker once seen frequently that read, “Think Globally. Act Locally.” Unlike the musings on most bumper stickers, there’s great wisdom in those words. Aren’t we all guilty at some point of focusing our attention on a crisis across...

Moore to Ponder

Years ago when I was traveling to private schools on behalf of a ministry I then directed, I stopped in Colorado Springs to visit the Fountain Valley School. The headmaster, knowing that I was unfamiliar with the beauties of the West, one evening drove m...

Lifeline

Life is busy. We are busier than ever with work, school, after-school activities, non-stop texts and emails, events, commitments with extended family and friends, caring for aging parents, doctor appointments, church, trying to get (or stay) in shape, community...

When Earl Fain IV, better known to most who knew him as “Baron,” died suddenly on July 31 it was a loss to many. His lovely wife Courtenay and fine son, Tradd, lost a devoted husband and loving father, many — myself included — lost a close and trusted friend; a host of...

As Christians, I believe we are called to the ecumenical spirit and not only rejoice that God is indeed everywhere, but that other denominations have something valuable to share for our spiritual growth. I feel blessed to have attended the Chosen Women’s Conference 201...

Sometimes my faith feels more like a flickering pilot light than a bright beacon of Light, as brightly lit for Jesus as football stadium at primetime.

Sometimes in my woundedness from life’s circumstances my faith needs a second touch from Jesus. I believe Jesus has nee...

  “When his electronic warfare plane, call sign Bat 21, was shot down on 2 April 1972, fifty-three-year-old Air Force navigator Iceal “Gene” Hambleton parachuted into the middle of a North Vietnamese invasion force and set off the biggest and most controversial air res...

In undergraduate pilot training, no one ever mentioned an “autopilot.” Looking back on it, it makes sense that a student pilot ought to have to fly the plane by him/herself. However, after getting my wings, it did not take long for me to meet “George.”

Why “George,” you...

God is calling us to love as Jesus did, to love God with all your heart and to love other people. This is the work of the Holy Spirit; it is He who transforms our heart. However, most of us, if we are honest, are self-centered and maybe even narcissistic. We prefer our...

Prioleau

Dear Rob,

After intellectually crushing you last month by convincing my legion of fans and followers that Christmas should be celebrated in the weeks leading up to Christmas, it occurred to me that, as a good Catholic lad, you may be a music-during-church curmud...