51 – Despair

We don’t talk about despair much…even though we all have plenty of reason to fall into it. Perhaps you’ve tried for years (or decades) to break free of some vice or shortcoming that has plagued you since childhood. Perhaps despite intensive...

50 – Elusive Elk Escapades

What do you call a trip that doesn’t accomplish any of the formal objectives, and ends in everyone getting COVID? Most people wouldn’t think so. But what if we measure the success or failure using different metrics? What if we look at relationships built...

48 – The Gap and the Gain

Guys, this is really important. We all beat ourselves up way too hard and fail to notice just how much good we have done. This is toxic. We are Catholic. We can have Both-And. We can both see our shortcomings, and recognize we have made great progress. Join me in this...