Mirror, Mirror
Every so often, a parable appears in the newspaper. Last week, The New York Times published a story about a homeless man who had been living in his car on a residential street in Brooklyn for a year. Gene doesn’t…
Every so often, a parable appears in the newspaper. Last week, The New York Times published a story about a homeless man who had been living in his car on a residential street in Brooklyn for a year. Gene doesn’t…
The Religious Education Congress of the Los Angeles Archdiocese was a sunburst of sensation for two Minnesotans freshly arrived from winter. Visiting LA Congress for the first time, we soaked up the experience of 45,000 people in renewal during this…
Some dogs come to us; others we seek out. Pansy arrived in a pick-up truck. She had been abandoned by the side of the road near our family farm. My father-in-law picked her up and brought her home. Pansy was…
No matter what happens tomorrow, or for the rest of my life, I’m happy now, because I love you. I woke up thinking of Bill Murray. Murray starred as Phil in the 2008 movie “Groundhog Day,” portraying a self-absorbed man…
Last Sunday, dawn found the Minneapolis-Saint Paul airport jammed with people trying to leave town. Was it the frigid chill, or clairvoyance about the impending outcome of the Vikings game with the Seahawks? Seeing the crowds when I dropped my…
From Sarah Schewe, November 2007 I’ve found that if you keep asking questions, you’ll come to a place where you’ll value where the other person is at, even if it’s a different place then where you are. When I first…
By Steve Schewe Those of you who have been there will remember. You’re lying on a gurney in a hallway, and the nurse, hoping to prevent any medical mistakes, asks, “Who are you? When was your birthday? What are you…
For me, Christmas and nostalgia walk hand in hand. Every ornament has its story; every decoration a memory. Our tree always displays a Northwestern University ornament—although no one in the family went there. It was the gift of a young…
In the late 1800s, Nebraska’s population soared. I know that’s hard to envision. “Nebraska” and “population explosion” seem unlikely bedfellows, but these newcomers were people who ventured west on horseback and in covered wagons. They couldn’t envision cars or planes,…
Across our country in living rooms, basements and bars live an invisible population: The Walking Wounded and their families. For older Americans, December 7th 1941, Pearl Harbor Day, signified the electric moment of transition when the world changed. While Veteran’s…