by Kim | Dec 2, 2025 | Cross Currents
Last night before bed I caught a BBC News announcement: Oxford University Press had picked their 2025 “Words of the Year.” Rage Bait. Aura Farming. Biohack. Here’s what they mean: Rage Bait — stuff online meant to make you mad or outraged so you click, comment, and...
by Kim | Nov 30, 2025 | God Story, Sunday Drive
(A Reflection for the First Sunday of Advent) Advent begins in the dark. The first candle we light — the Prophet’s Candle, the Candle of Hope — doesn’t flood the room with brightness. It’s just a small flame, a single point of light pushing back the shadows. Jeremiah...
by Kim | Nov 28, 2025 | Pillars of Faith
Here’s a tool to help you pray 15 minutes a day for the Holy Souls of Purgatory: a few minutes during morning prayer, one dedicated Rosary decade, a 3pm remembrance, and a small prayer at bedtime. Add this page to your phone’s home screen for quick...
by Kim | Nov 26, 2025 | Cross Currents
Do You See the Writing on the Wall? Two things are equally infuriating: 1. When something bad happens and people tell you, “You should have seen the writing on the wall!” 2. When you actually did see it—and did nothing to act on the warning. Today’s reading from...
by Kim | Nov 23, 2025 | Sunday Drive
In Sunday’s readings we celebrate the feast day of Christ: King of the Universe. In the first reading, the liturgy takes us back to the anointing of David as King of Israel, and I immediately think of Goliath. You really can’t separate David from that fateful moment —...
