NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

I hope this doesn't spoil the surprise for anyone, but life can be tough.

On Palm Sunday, 11 years ago, my grandson reminded me to listen more attentively.

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Pope Francis: “It needs to be said clearly: There are those who systematically work by all means to drive away migrants, and this, when done knowingly and deliberately, is a grave sin.”

Clear words about the care of migrants and refugees from Pope Pius XII, in his apostolic constitution "Exsula Familia Nazarethana," on the Spiritual Care of Migrants (1952):

In memory of Peter Yarrow…

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God, thank you for the beginning of this New Year and the hope that it brings. I don't know if I will share in all 365 of its sunrises and sunsets; but, on every day of 2025 that finds me breathing, please let the remembrance of you be the deepest habit of my heart.

Merry Christmas, friends! May the awesome humility of God, so perfectly demonstrated in the manger in Bethlehem, move in all of our hearts during this holy season and forever.

This is the story of a little boy (me, age 6) who learns the truth about Santa. I hope it will bless you. Merry Christmas!

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This short essay tells the story of Christmas in my childhood home back in 1963, when I was 6 years-old. That was when I learned the truth about Santa Claus. I hope it blesses you. Merry Christmas!

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From boyhood, I have felt God tugging on my heart. This persists even when I choose distance from God, even at times of deepest grief and confusion. Study helps me understand this tugging, but it is not a thing I have learned or achieved. It is a gift, and I pray that it will never leave me.

I was writing a note of congratulations to two friends who became first-time grandparents. Alluding to the rapid passage of time, I wrote: "Drink in every moment." The automated editor suggested that I change it to: "Drink at every moment."

Hmmm. That advice may be more helpful for new parents.

New BlueSky friends, I have an annual tradition of posting a Thanksgiving essay to my blog as an expression of gratitude for the many blessings in my life. This year’s entry is titled “Holy Ground.” I hope you’ll check it out. Happy Thanksgiving!

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I’m curious. When someone follows you from an account lacking any profile info and with no posts, do you follow back?

Something strange just happened. I remembered leaving my phone on the bookshelf in our bedroom and went to retrieve it. Walking into the room, I saw that my phone had somehow dialed a friend’s number - on its own - and his line was ringing. Apparently I’m posting this from the Twilight Zone.

My wife and I watched the excellent Netflix documentary Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War. Considering the devastating lethality of modern weaponry, the fragility of peace, and the violence already raging in Gaza, Ukraine, etc., the threat of incompetent political leadership terrifies me.

I am forever fascinated by Thomas Merton.

Hi, BlueSky community. I’m new here, and I’m already encouraged by what I see. I probably won’t post often, but, when I do, I’ll likely touch on what I love - God, faith, family, friends, vocation. Oh, (fair warning) I may also post links to my blog. Blessings!