Twenty years ago this past week a 27-year old Chinese-American man and a few of his friends walked into a Detroit bar to celebrate his bachelor party. A few hours later Vincent Chin was dead. Who ...

This Saturday I went back to my old apartment and finished packing my things to move them to my new apartment. Clothes, books, file folders, even an old computer. But there was something, actually someone, ...

As someone who has dated people that he has worked with, I speak from experience. It's the best of times and the worst of times. Here's the upside: Smooches during the day are always good. You always ...

It's November and the leaves (of what are not palm trees and cactus) are still green. I must be in Texas. For the first time in four years, winter is closing in and I am ...

I've never found the rosary particularly helpful to my prayer. Truth be told, most of the time when I pray, I use my own words. Having learned that prayer is conversation with God, ...

How about $0? Now, before you get into your car and head over to my place to tar and feather me, please rest assured that I, like you, believe that the Catholic Church owes a very ...

"Waiting for Star Wars is an art project designed to capture the evolution and journey of one person's wait for a single event?" -- Jeff Tweiten and John Guth, two guys who waited four and one-half ...

I still have the family tree that I made for a sixth-grade social studies class. The last time that I saw it was when my family moved to a new house 2 years ago. I ...

Having once been a "Johnist", I've recently converted and become a "Paulist." No, not that kind of Paulist. I've always been a huge Beatles fan. So recently, when I took my son to see Paul ...

Recently, I (Mike) had to go away for a few days on business. It was the first time Marion and I had spent time away from each other since the wedding. While I (Mike) was ...