Reflections

When I was an undergraduate, I took a course called “Introduction to English Literature,” from a professor who believed in starting at...

Imagine that you are a dancer in an internationally acclaimed ballet company. (If I can imagine it, I’m sure you can.) The company is in the...

If you were to ask a Jewish scholar why God chose to speak to Moses out of a burning bush, you might be told that the bush represents the people of...

There is something in the human heart that delights in tiny, carefully crafted things. For many people, a toy soldier painted in exquisite detail in...

I am a big fan of English detective fiction. There are few things I’d rather read than a mystery story from the 1920’s or 30’s. My...

Our Gospel reading today has a modern ring to it. We find it easy to relate to the story of the woman and the unjust judge. Our newspapers and the...

I am a member of the Congregation of Holy Cross, the religious order that founded the University of Portland. Before taking his first vows, every...

Let’s imagine an alien civilization has discovered that there is intelligent life on Earth. They send a scout to learn about us. We’ll...

A man stands gazing into the window of a jewelry store in a crowded shopping mall. He’s occasionally jostled by the crowd of shoppers passing...