I went to the dentist last week for my semi-annual cleaning and check-up. Turns out I have a cavity in one of my back teeth, something I haven’t had in quite a long time. After the dentist left the examining room, the hygienist told me I would need to go to the front desk when […]
Is it spring yet? Perhaps in some part of the United States the answer is yes, but it certainly isn’t in St. Paul, Minnesota where I live. I am not a fan of the cold. I sometimes joke that my discernment whether to accept the offer from the University of St. Thomas and move from […]
Tonight was the opening session of the Lenten Ignatian Retreat at St. Thomas More. After this initial large group meeting, small retreat groups will meet weekly, and participants will pray each day with materials we provide to them that are based on Weeks 2 and 3 of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. I gave […]
Today was the second session of the Fall Reflection Series that Jennifer Wright and I are offering at the University of St. Thomas (on the Minneapolis campus) this year. The theme for this five week series is Women of the Bible. In last week’s opening session, Jennifer spoke about Sarah and Hagar. (You can find her talk […]
Monday was the first session of the Fall Reflection Series that Jennifer Wright and I are offering at the University of St. Thomas (on the Minneapolis campus) this year. Our theme for the five week series is Women of the Bible. Monday I briefly introduced the series and Jennifer spoke our our first subjects: Sarah […]