To a kid who grew up on a dead-end dirt road tucked away in a part of very rural Susquehanna County, Halloween was always—eh. Just eh. No expectations. No excitement. Mom and dad packed us kids and off we rode around the nearby town of some twenty houses. In and...

I thought we’d get better, that the world would grow up with me, and that the problems we had when I was a teen would resolve because with age comes wisdom. Then I heard from a group of junior high girls who shared that vaping happens in the school bathrooms....

This is gonna hurt. First, I’m not writing for either side. I’m the middle child—literally. If you’re looking for me to dish Democrats or rattle Republicans, I have something far greater to do with my time and suggest up front what you should do with yours. And that something to...

I will never say we speak for God, but can say that by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, we can speak from God. When we pray for the right words to use and know that when we are speaking that the words from our lips are not our own...

High in the Colorado Rocky Mountains the waters of a small stream separate. Water literally goes left or right. Some water travels west, joins the Colorado River, and empties into the Gulf of California and the Pacific Ocean. Likewise, some water travels east, joins the Mississippi River and dumps into...

You remember the question. It’s likely you’ve even asked this very same question to a tike when the little one was the age you once were: What do you want to be when you grow up? The top five answers in my day may have been the same top five...

If you were lucky to have been able to salute the American flag in school, you remember the last words you, your teacher, and your classmates said out loud: “…with liberty and justice for all.” We hear more and more about injustice in our nation these days. Gun control, abortion,...

Maybe the stress of the first time the two of you married is something you don’t want to repeat. Maybe you really don’t want to renew your wedding vows because you’re stressed over money, the kids, the career/s, the in-laws, what others will think or—gulp—you really don’t think you’re in...

As a firm romantic, I believe wedding anniversaries, especially big ones, should be big deals in the lives of a married couple. Cruises are a top choice for couples celebrating a milestone anniversary. Other vacation destinations can be planned, too. Not to take away from the travel industry because getaways...

Let’s talk heartache before we talk hope. The top headline in the July 31st The Times-Tribune read “CLAIMS V. DIOSCESE GROW.” A statewide grand jury report details 81 individuals, mostly former diocesan priests but also members of religious communities and lay people have been credibly accused of sexually abusing minors....