by Staff | Dec 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
The 2014 documentary, The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young, is a film about a 100+ mile endurance race in the mountains of Tennessee. It is a cult-like race based on an historic prison escape, which tests the runner’s limits of physical and...
by Staff | Nov 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
Christmas is coming! What emotion does that sentence evoke? Joy? Excitement? Maybe some nervous anticipation about buying gifts or hosting family? For many, Christmas is a joyous time to be with family and friends. However, it is not so for everyone. For some,...
by Staff | Nov 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
This Sunday is the Feast of Christ the King. Americans do not have a lot of experience with kings. This could put us at a disadvantage when we are trying to consider, embrace, and celebrate Christ as King. Authority – in and of itself – is neither good nor bad. The...
by Staff | Nov 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
As a college freshman at Indiana University, I lived in a dorm referred to as an “Academic Unit”. Theoretically, all of us who lived in this unit were serious about our studies, and we could anticipate quieter hallways and a more studious atmosphere. Unfortunately,...
by Staff | Oct 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
My brother has a clock on his wall that I have always appreciated. All the numbers have toppled down into a jumbled pile at the bottom. Across the face in large letters it says simply, “WHATEVER.” If you have been at St. Michael’s for any length of time, you are...
