He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.” Mark 16:15 I try to always travel prepared and, for that matter, be prepared. Perhaps it is from my early youth of being a boy scout, as it is their motto; but more than likely my nearly thirty years…
Anyone who has traveled and lived outside of the United States for an extended time is familiar with the term culture shock. Culture shock is a complete disorientation to the new world around you. All the standard cues and social signposts and norms that guide individuals in their daily interactions with the world around them…
Oh Lord, open Thou our lips, and our mouth shall show forth Thy Praise. How many of us have repeated those words, over and over again, every time we say Morning Prayer? How many of us take those words to heart and apply them to every aspect of our daily lives and conversations? What goes…
It has been a winter to remember! Most of us in the southern United States rarely see any kind of winter precipitation, or if we do, it is usually nothing more than a dusting of snow or a slight icing of the roadways. However, this year has been wild. Here at the headquarters for Convergent…
This article is going to read like it’s all about me. Please be patient. It’s not. I am a cradle Roman Catholic. My family participated, as a family, in many of the Roman Catholic devotions and rituals of the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. I’m a product of 15 years of Roman Catholic formal education. 13…
In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage.” When King Herod heard this,…
At the end of the last year and the start of the new one, I found myself reflecting on all the things I have done and haven’t done over this year. Many people take the opportunity to make New Year’s resolutions, only to find themselves breaking them before the end of January. This year I…
