Lessons from Mario Kart

Lessons from Mario Kart

I have a younger brother named Peter, who is a young adult with Down syndrome. Wintering in the same house with him this past year, we’ve had a lot of free time to hang out. One of the ways we like to spend time together is playing Mario Kart Wii. He adores the...
Grocery Store Faith

Grocery Store Faith

We may be seeing fewer people these days, but we still touch people’s lives in the most mundane ways. Think about the impact a bad or a good interaction with a stranger can have on the rest of your day. For example, a kind act of someone returning a lost item or...
Moby Dick and Living with Risk as Christians

Moby Dick and Living with Risk as Christians

Moby Dick and Living with Risk as Christians   “All men live enveloped in whale-lines. All are born with halters round their necks; but it is only when caught in the swift, sudden turn of death, that mortals realize the silent, subtle, ever-present perils of life. And...
What Saint Patrick Can Teach Us

What Saint Patrick Can Teach Us

What Saint Patrick Can Teach UsChrist in the heart of all who think of me,  Christ on the tongue of all who speak of me, Christ in the eye of all who see me, Christ in the ear of all who hear me. The above lines are from “I Rise Today,” also known as “Saint Patrick’s...