by ultrasoundmedia | Apr 23, 2026 | Culture, Faith
A few summers ago, I had the great privilege (and I do intend to use the word “privilege”) to spend some weeks in Paris with my wife and daughter, and then a couple of weeks trekking with my youngest son through the Picos de Europa mountains in northern Spain. It was...
by ultrasoundmedia | Apr 4, 2026 | Culture, Faith
In the lead-up to Easter, 2026, organizations and news agencies around the country are reporting a surge in the number of people joining the Catholic Church. From religious publications like the National Catholic Register to the thoroughly secular New York Times,...
by ultrasoundmedia | Mar 26, 2026 | Culture, Faith
Compared to some, I spend a lot of time tramping around outside and sleeping on the ground in a thin, nylon tent. When I factor my age into this comparison, I am now comfortably in my sixties, I suspect that relative to all people my age, I spend a lot of time...
by ultrasoundmedia | Mar 19, 2026 | Culture, Technology
Three years ago, I wrote a short piece about the coming AI disruption. I predicted that distant companies would use AI to probe each of us (and yeah, if “probe” makes you think of the unpleasantries of alien abduction – good) to craft personalized and persuasive ad...
by ultrasoundmedia | Mar 12, 2026 | Culture, Faith, Uncategorized
A couple of days ago, I posted some thoughts on how we might look at this latest war in the Middle East. I pointed out that the proper way, really the only way, to think about, initiate, and execute a war is in human terms. What I meant by that, I wrote, is that we...
by ultrasoundmedia | Mar 20, 2025 | Culture
My wife and I have worked and worried for the past twenty-five years to help our children grow into strong, flourishing adults. The process is, to be sure, ongoing, but healthy habits of spirit, mind, and body have all been part of their upbringing. Beyond the usual,...