When I saw we had four bananas that were nearing the end of their time, I decided to make banana bread—and then actually followed through.

Father Doyle fields a question about reusing religious items and another about using cremation remains for fertilizer.

“If I walk through that door, and I don’t have Berger Cookies, I don’t know what will happen,” I joked.

Even before organizers barred locals from attending events in Tokyo, managing editor Paul McMullen was lamenting the absence of fans from other nations at the Summer Olympics.

We’ve been making slushies at home, learning golf, and enjoying other summer fun.

When this pandemic is just a memory let’s keep some of the best aspects like the the virtual children’s piano recitals.

Father Doyle fields a question about Adam, Eve and evolution, and another on reading mystery novels.

If we truly believe as the church teaches – and as we know in our hearts – that every person is created in the image and likeness of God, then the sign in my neighborhood has it right: matter is the minimum.

I love looking at the pancakes to see what form they’ve taken on, sort of like clouds in the sky.

The problem with vacations, I suppose, is that they end. But that’s part of the joy of vacations, too—that the time is limited and special.