Category Archives: Faith
Swallowing the truth
To me, just about everything in my life boils down to faith and values. With a view that God is the creator of life, I was hard pressed to escape the implications that come with 187 tons of dead and dying fish. Second to God, there was the righteous and fully justified public outrage, not to mention the impending wrath of the Federal Clean Water Act.
My priest had every reason to be concerned. So did I. Continue reading
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Hubris and the self-made man
In my mind, hubris is the opposite of gratitude. And it is hubris that leads us to believe all our strengths – a slender physique, financial success, or public recognition – are due exclusively to our own hard work and merit. And, others’ weaknesses or setbacks are due to their slothfulness, intellectual feebleness, or gluttony. Continue reading
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Gratitude: Join me for the journey?
I’ve learned a thing or two about pain in the last couple of years. First, I find it surprising just how much physical pain some people can endure without much complaint. Second, it is clear to me that I’m a pain wimp. Continue reading
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Life after death
Is there life after death? The death of spirit? The death of one’s social identity? The living death of a priest wounded by his humanity, and shunned by the scandalized parishioners he once counted as family? This is not a plot ripped from today’s headlines. Rather, it’s the framework for the rich and personal story of Father Hugh Kennedy in Edwin O’Connor’s 1962 Pulitzer Prize winning novel, The Edge of Sadness. Continue reading
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