The Wild Reed

For "music night" this evening at The Wild Reed I share "Gnossienne," violinist Claude Chalhoub's beautiful arrang...

T he harm caused by the Church to homosexuals is huge, and someday it will have to ask their forgiveness. Let's hope that Pope Francis, ...

As I'm sure you know, last weekend saw Typhoon Haiyan, perhaps the greatest storm on record, devastate much of the Philippines. Some ar...

Note: For more photos and commentary on today's gathering of Catholics at the chancery of the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis, v...

. . . I' m sure it was in the interests of not judging anyone that the USCCB [United States Conference of Catholic Bishops] weighed in ...

M ay you awaken to the mystery of being here and enter the quiet immensity of your own presence. May you have joy and peace in the templ...

At this morning's All Saints and Souls Day liturgy at the Spirit of St. Stephen's Catholic Community the following was shared as th...

F or months I've been cautioning people not to be doing cartwheels in the pews every time Pope Francis says something hopeful about chan...

Today is Halloween, which here in the U.S. has become a horrendous commercial spectacle. This despite the fact that the day has roots in the...

. The gale was becoming a little less violent with the onset of dusk. That was not saying much; [His horse] staggered under the constant...

When I was a little boy growing up in Australia, my introduction to an orchestra was through two things. The first was the Little Golden Boo...