My Ignatian Moment: A Cannonball of Advice
Have you ever received brutally honest advice that at first infuriated you but later became sage wisdom for your life journey? Several years ago, I was hit in the gut by just such a cannonball of advice. I had recently retired from a stressful bureaucratic...
When the Road Forks: Sharing the Navigation
Do you remember Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear making their way to Hollywood in The Muppet Movie? Kermit: Hey, Fozzie, I want you to turn left when you get to a fork in the road. Fozzie: Yessir, turn left at the fork in the road. [A giant fork appears in the...
When the Road Forks: No Matter What Way I Have Chosen
You’ve reached the proverbial end of the rope and something must change. “Get out!” you screech at your teenage son. “I’m leaving!” you say to your husband. “I quit” you say as you pack up your desk. This sometimes happens when we reach our emotional limits. Even...
When the Road Forks: When the Road Forks Again
After a particularly difficult day of second grade for my oldest son this year, I was walking him to the car hoping to provide some encouraging words to combat the rain pouring outside and inside of both of us. I began to tell him tidbits about his new school. “You...
When the Road Forks: When the Road Forks Again
After a particularly difficult day of second grade for my oldest son this year, I was walking him to the car hoping to provide some encouraging words to combat the rain pouring outside and inside of both of us. I began to tell him tidbits about his new school. “You...
When the Road Forks: Parenting with Forks- What Does a Donkey Know about Me and My Children?
Life as a modern parent is fast! Sometimes it feels like we are rushing through our lives like we are moving through a fast-food restaurant. We don’t need no stinking forks, kids! Shove your lives down your trap like french fries! My family has made a lot of...
When the Road Forks: Parenting with Forks- What Does a Donkey Know about Me and My Children?
Life as a modern parent is fast! Sometimes it feels like we are rushing through our lives like we are moving through a fast-food restaurant. We don’t need no stinking forks, kids! Shove your lives down your trap like french fries! My family has made a lot of...
When the Road Forks: A Difficult Consolation
“When it is time to leave, you will know, and it will be OK.” The Holy Spirit has a way of placing words on my heart during prayer. I had been struggling with my position in campus ministry for longer than I care to admit. During my annual summer retreat, the...
When the Road Forks: A Difficult Consolation
“When it is time to leave, you will know, and it will be OK.” The Holy Spirit has a way of placing words on my heart during prayer. I had been struggling with my position in campus ministry for longer than I care to admit. During my annual summer...
When the Road Forks: Recalculating Route
With 650 miles of freeway and 22,000 miles of surface streets, Los Angeles County offers an almost unlimited number of roads to travel. I have been known to miss my exit or get on the onramp heading Eastbound when I want to go Westbound. I do not always plug my...
