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When you consider what is truly indispensable, you might compare what addresses the critical issues in your life most effectively. These days, the craze seems to be the high-tech rush to hold everything you might […]

All close, meaningful relationships need special or quality times when the people involved can be together for an extended period without a lot of interruptions. People in significant relationships need to enjoy each other’s company […]

Groucho Marx said it best, “I would never belong to a club that would have a person like me as a member.” I used to think I was alone in feeling out of place. From […]

Each of the Holy Cross congregations, founded by Father Basil Moreau, is known for its expression of hospitality. People often comment on how welcoming the religious of this community are, and that they feel at […]

Those of us old enough to remember Rodney Dangerfield will recall one of his classic statements: “I don’t get no respect.” Like Rodney, I feel that the virtue of respect is a fading one, especially […]

Many years ago the Sisters of Mercy used the question “Do you have a call waiting?” as a theme for a marketing campaign to recruit members for their religious congregation. The fact of the matter […]

As a child, I was often either late arriving for dinner or missing in action. In most instances I was playing with friends outside of shouting distance from the house. Completely absorbed in whatever we […]

May is traditionally dedicated to Mary, the mother of Jesus. Besides honoring her in May, we also single out and thank our own mothers for Mother’s Day. It is a good time to reflect on […]

When I did campus ministry at two colleges of another religious denomination, I always admired the fact that the students, faculty and staff openly expressed their faith and were not embarrassed to talk about their […]

The job interview results in yet another “thanks but no thanks” letter. Results from the second graduate school entrance exam arrive, still short of the score needed to gain admission with scholarship assistance to the […]