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March 28, 2026Some peek from behind brown, brittle tumbleweeds. Others bloom blue plastic petals.Read More -
March 19, 2026On the seminary campus stands a statue of Our Lady...with a bullet in her back.Read More -
February 28, 2026Both my grandfathers were great cowboys, built mostly out of sinew,Read More -
February 16, 2026The dates on the packages might be close to expiration, but not the energy of the volunteers.Read More -
February 10, 2026A Homily for the Sixth Sunday of the YearRead More -
January 29, 2026The storm dumped eight inches of snow. In the lower pasture, the float on the stock tank quit working,Read More -
January 25, 2026Some preachers focus on doctrine. I prefer day-to-day life.Read More -
January 10, 2026A dozen men stand naked in the sun, their prison uniforms lying rumpled at their feet.Read More -
January 8, 2026"Like a desert owl, my soul groans for you." (Psalm 102)Read More -
January 1, 2026A Homily for the Feast of the EpiphanyRead More -
December 29, 2025When her children leave the house, Mary ensures they are dressed for the weather.Read More -
December 24, 2025Pedro and his crew wrestled sheep during the day and camped beneath the stars at night.Read More -
December 20, 2025The alb was stuck to the seat of my pants. “What the heck?” I muttered.Read More -
December 12, 2025I felt the first bumps on Buddy's flank last week. The condition, called rain rot, spreads quickly.Read More -
December 5, 2025As a prison chaplain, I rely heavily on St. Dismas.Read More -
November 23, 2025The cross at Groom rises twenty stories high, Each day, a thousand people pull off the interstate to visit it.Read More -
November 20, 2025She came into this world with neither hair nor enough strength to stand.Read More -
November 7, 2025"The houses in your village have eyes. Who lives inside?"Read More -
October 31, 2025"Summer’s hittin’ the road," says the brown grass waving in the pasture. "Winter’s a-comin’," says the north wind rattling the barn doors.Read More -
October 25, 2025The Pharisee in today's gospel passage reminds me of a horse.Read More
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