Shadows & Light

I was driving to do some Christmas shopping with my family when we passed the cemetery where my father’s mortal remains are interred. As the massive white marble clad mausoleum rose into view I said, “Time to say hi to Dad” and waved. No reaction from my...

Amor Ingeniosus Est 

I was having drinks and a cigar with a friend when he said, “If you’d become a priest, you’d be a bishop by now.”  “And Jesus wept,” I replied.  “No,” he said, “I’m serious. I’ve seen you speak, read your stuff, you’re a natural. People listen to...

Dragonfly

I woke up with a nagging pain in my right arm, which didn’t surprise me since I’d been afflicted with what I figured was a bad case of tendonitis all week. Because I’d rolled onto the offending limb in my sleep, the pain was now acute. Since this syndrome had been...