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It’s About to Get Real

This past Thursday night was the last preseason game for our SuperBowl Champion Ravens. That only means one thing, everything really counts from now on.But, in a sense, the training camps, practices, and preseason games did count for something. After all, as I always tell my brother, an athlete improves

The Narrow Gate

In the past few weeks of Bible study, I’ve read a good bit about the entrance to heaven being a narrow gate. I struggled with the notion, tossing and turning over my own worthiness of entering God’s Kingdom. Was I really obeying God’s Commandments as he intended them to be

The education of a war hawk

Ten years ago following John Paul II’s condemnation of the invasion of Iraq, I penned an email to my friends and family. I explained that the pope was not speaking “ex cathedra”, but rather, he was making a personal statement. As such, it was not infallible, and Catholics were, therefore,

Change of Seasons Brings New Rituals

The winds of change are swirling. While it’s not yet fall, the sun is starting to set earlier as the days get shorter. The mornings are a bit cooler. School doors have opened again, welcoming back our children. Swimming pools that were just a few weeks ago filled with sun-baked swimmers are

7 Quick Takes Friday (Vol. 26)

— 1 — You would think that our biggest news was that Leo started kindergarten this week. In fact, the bigger event was that Leo’s new Lego Chima lunchbox arrived in the mail yesterday. One day this week he was so sad that I had piled his snack and lunch into the same lunchbox. So

What Miley Cyrus Did Right at the VMAs

 After a few days of letting the craziness die down over Miley Cyrus’ VMA performance this past Sunday, I decided to take a different point of view after watching the performance for myself (I recorded the show and didn’t watch it live).There’s probably been no shortage of people calling for

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