A light in the darkness
Christ is the Morning Star, who, when the night of this world is past, gives to his saints the promise of the light of life, and opens everlasting day. Venerable Bede—Eighth Century
Traveling with Holy Companions
I could wax into the night about how horses are faster, and camels travel long distances through the desert with less water, but to no avail. Every year, my three kids would each clamor for the elephant, each claiming they…
Prayer shawls
Gert wasn’t a fancy knitter. When her cancer returned, I brought her a prayer shawl. Sometime during her final illness, she decided to knit a prayer shawl for someone else. Nothing fancy, a simple rectangle in a nubby brown yarn.…
Never Forget
“Save Us from the Time of Trial.” The Lord’s Prayer Jason Gay has a fine article in the Wall Street Journal about a skyscraper climb of One World Trade Center. Nearly 1,000 friends and family of the first responders who died…
Standing on Sacred Ground
In the late 1800s, Nebraska’s population soared. I know that’s hard to envision. “Nebraska” and “population explosion” seem unlikely bedfellows, but these newcomers were people who ventured west on horseback and in covered wagons. They couldn’t envision cars or planes,…
