Hold Firm, and Wait I have made no secret of the fact that Autumn is my favorite time of the year. October is like a trout stream to my heart; I just have to get out into the middle of
Long Live Christ the King! Pope Pius XI, on the 11th of December 1925 – 96 years ago – established this feast of Christ the King. In his encyclical entitled Quas Primas (In the First), he stated that as long
Bruno, the “Wonderdog” When I was in my teens, my best friend Pete had a dog that he named Bruno. Pete also gave him the additional title of “Wonderdog”. The title was definitely bestowed and not earned. To say that
God Is Always At Work On Our Behalf Next weekend we celebrate the great feast of Christ the King. In preparation for that feast our readings today are sobering, almost scary. Yet, we are reminded that only God the Father
Unexpected – 11/4/2021 I knew that at least half of the October color would already be on the forest floor, but the sun was bright and the wind was light, so it seemed to be the perfect day to forgo
A Call to Prayer I want to begin this column by asking all readers of it to pray (as always) for the music ministry here at the Quad. We are in the process of trying to re-establish the choir(s) at
Dream Ships – 10/29/2021 Four-year-old Molly and Grandpa went out the cabin door together, hand in hand, but Molly quickly pulled free. She ran ahead on the trail down to the lake because she was excited. Grandpa didn’t call her
