The Grandest of Adventures

The Grandest of Adventures

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...
Rejoice!

Rejoice!

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,...
A place of greater safety

A place of greater safety

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...
Own your voice

Own your voice

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...
What do I know, anyway?

What do I know, anyway?

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...
On Children and Vaccines

On Children and Vaccines

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,...