Anyone seeking health insurance or entrance into a school knows the term “open enrollment.” Triggered by a Pope Francis’ homily on the feast of the Epiphany, 

In this Vincentian Mindwalk, I am asking whether Christmas is the celebration of a moment in the past or something that takes place in your life every day?

“Tell me your friends, and I will tell you who you are.” These words are but echoes of words spoken over 400 years before Christ.

Almost every family has one. You know… the person who remembers the family history, the stories of Uncle… and Aunt…,  the in-laws, and the outlaws.

Did you know Pope Francis has Twitter accounts in nine languages and almost 53 million followers?

In this season, as we prepare for the birth of Christ, I am reminded of Jesus’ conversation with Nicodemus.

In a sense, I have never outgrown the “why” stage of childhood. Parents may realize it is all part of children trying to understand their world.

Sometimes it seems that everybody wants to change our way of thinking. That has probably always been true. But it certainly feels truer now in our polarized times.

A simple fact of life. We don’t always agree… especially on things that are important to us.

Some have a natural gift for telling stories. Few of us think of ourselves as gifted storytellers.