Talked to any dead friends or relatives lately? John Edward says he does it all the time. You've probably heard of Edward, who hosts the syndicated Crossing Over. A self-described "medium," he stands in a gallery of ...

My friend Dave Connors was 25 when he died of complications from heart surgery. For as long as I knew Dave, he was hampered by physical ailments, but I ...

What do a vintage Warner Brothers cartoon, a classic war movie, and a caution about how we see ourselves have to do with one another? They are my way of trying to untangle the flag-waving ...

At the end of the first semester of my senior year at college, during the month of December, 2001, I was visiting with Tom, my Jesuit Scholastic friend who, ...

The leader of our organization (Jesus) always was a savvy marketer, a marketing God, if you will. He knew his audience, he knew how to reach them, and he wasn't afraid to go up against ...

 A priest and a rabbi walk into a bar. The rabbi buys the first round, but the priest is not stingy either and buys the next. They spend a few hours telling priest and rabbi jokes, ...

Marion's off this week. So I'd like to dedicate this week's column to my college friend, Susan Cullen, and her soul mate, Thomas Cullen. Tom Cullen was killed in the September 11th disaster. He was ...

We've noticed that many people seem to want to form connections since the tragedy of September 11th last year. Even in everyday encounters when we're running errands, people want to talk more. ...

Jesus said, "Do you see these great buildings? There will not be one stone left upon another that will not be thrown down." ...

"Turbo props are ok. They won't hijack a turbo prop," my ex-boyfriend insisted as I squirmed and looked for more reasons not to fly to my upcoming family reunion four ...