Of Many Things

The failure of my first pastoral challenge still weighs on me.

My love for the Southwest did not occur at first sight.

Reading may be a private pleasure, but it is also a social force with global consequences.

A review of the Quadrennial Defense Review

Remembering John W. Donohue, S.J., a former editor who somehow combined austerity with humility and humor.

These days I look to children to remind me about enthusiasm.

For a Scandinavian-American, a visit from the bishops of Stockholm, Copenhagen and Reykjavik was a rare treat.

My boys can be hard to deal with. They are little engines of anxiety and disorder. I wouldn't trade them for anyone else.

The most unusual Winter Olympics sports are often my favorites.

Living in New York, the countryman in me fears losing touch with the cycle of the seasons.