You know the old saying “misery loves company?”

The U.S. Supreme Court traditionally issues major decisions in June before they adjourn for the summer. This year there a several major cases on which the court is expected to issue decisions in June.

I always wish I had my friend Aimee Wetzel Luhrs along when I bike the Summerset Trail in June.

You might think that with all the unsuccessful attempts to establish a socialist society over the centuries, no one would take socialism seriously in the modern day. Yet the idea of “socialism” as an ideal society seems to be stronger than ever in our politics. Sen. Bernie Sanders is the pri…

This 2019 Memorial Day holiday celebrants left 10 tons of trash on a beach in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

I always thought I would write a story about Mark Martens.

As we mark the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, I am reminded of the day in late August 2015, when my wife Deb and I stood on Omaha Beach at low tide, amazed at the distance from the water’s edge to the relative safety of cover over 400 meters away.

The concluding hymn from Mass at Saint Thomas Aquinas on the eve of Memorial Day was America the Beautiful. As I comfortably leaned into the lyrics with a familiar joy I was startled to sing “God mend thine every flaw.“

Taking Time remains an elusive goal because it’s impossible to hold, stop, alter or mutilate, despite the advances of science. Long ago the time of day was determined by the sun’s position in the sky and we accepted the imprecision of, “See you midday,” or “Be there by sundown.”