Absent

Rich is always trying new things. And in this one, you will get to listen to him! +++ We decided to try something new for the third FREEDOM TOUR. The first 2 years were 500-mile tours. 2015 was the first year we added a one-day ride. A bunch of people signed up – and I […]

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On being back

Our flights on Friday went from Frankfurt to O’Hare to Fort Wayne. Back from two weeks of vacation, two weeks of the part of our family that lives in Fort Wayne spending time with the part of our family that now lives in Germany. But vacation is always tricky. Somewhere between the small German villages, […]

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A prayer for the twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

God. You understand.You are available. In the middle of his struggles, Job wasn’t sure.In the middle of his grief, Job couldn’t find you. Often, neither can we. And yet, you promised, Jesus, to be with us even to the end of the age.You promised, Jesus, to fill us with your Spirit.You told us, Father, to […]

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Presence: and me

“God? Please make them aware of your presence.” It’s something I ask God often on behalf of others. It’s something I ask when I don’t want to presume that I know what they need. I could say, and sometimes do, “bring healing to their heart and body and mind.” I could say, and sometimes do, […]

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