If you’ll recall from our last column, we are still in the Christmas season. In fact, we continue celebrating Christmas until January 10, the Baptism of the Lord. With that in mind, let me share with you another Christmas thought. I am no better than anyone else at shutting out the pre-Christmas, consumer-driven noise that …
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Leaf Peeping
This is our second autumn in Indiana, and it’s really beautiful. I always thought Wyoming autumns were glorious, and I still do. There is something very special about an Indian summer day catching the gold of the aspen leaves quaking in the breeze. The cool nights and warm days create a most enjoyable contrast. Indiana …
St. Kateri Tekawitha
July 14 is the memorial of St. Kateri Tekawitha, the first Native American saint. The “Lily of the Mohawks” Converting to Christianity through the work of Jesuit missionaries who had come to her village in New York, she was devout in her faith and consecrated herself to virginity in spite of the repercussions of such …
Uninformed Advice is Bad Advice
(Just a note about my qualifications for writing what follows. I am a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and have been since 1993. I was involved in the investment consulting business for almost a quarter-century. I earned several sets of credentials along the way – Certified Investment Management Analyst; Certified Investment Management Consultant; Accredited Investment Fiduciary …
Notes from Exile – Day …. Lost Count
We discovered a really beautiful place that was less than crowded.
Station XIV: Jesus is laid in the tomb
To accept difficulties, painful events, death, demands steadfast hope, living faith.
Station XIII: Jesus is taken down from the cross and given to his Mother
Lord Jesus, those who love you remain at your side and keep faith.
Notes from Exile – Day 7
We are finding out who takes this seriously and who does not; who wants to help and who does not; who sees this as an opportunity to advance their own agenda and whose view is more focused on the good of all. I’m not calling out any groups or individuals, as my opinions may be …
Station XII: Jesus dies on the cross
Today we too face the challenges of this world: we sense the surge of fears which overwhelm us and shake our trust.
Station XI: Jesus is nailed to the Cross
The eyes full of love, whose gaze healed the sick and forgave our sins, now gaze only heavenward.
