Send Off

A hospital is an exciting place: some people are there to sprout new people; some people are there to die. The post office is clearly a less dramatic location. Still, as I stood in line, I was cradling my stack of papers like I held a state secret. There were three people ahead of me. […]

Render Unto Caesar

Last week’s gospel was: render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s, render unto God what is God’s. I was definitely having rendering problems. Render, in case you weren’t sure, means “to give what is due or owed.” I possessed, each week, seven days and do the math, you know, a lot of hours, and I somehow […]