Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,  It is with great joy and gratitude that I share with you that I was discharged from the hospital this afternoon following a successful surgery and a recovery that has progressed more quickly than anticipated. During this period, I will not

GM: "The Spirit helps us in our weakness, for we do not know how to pray as we ought; but the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in speech." (Romans 8:26)

Jesus Christ is the center of our lives.

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. -Phil 4:13

GM:  "Rejoice, rejoice in the Lord,  exult, you just! O come, ring out your joy,  all you upright of heart."  (Psalm 32)

After a break for health issues, I'll be back on the road, this time literally, bussing around the mid-west and Northern plains. Will be in Chicago this weekend, then heading to Milwaukee, Minneapolis, and then Duluth, to check out the frozen harbor scene, before trying to make

GM: "Maintain your unanimity, possessing the one love, united in spirit and ideals. Never act out of rivalry or conceit; rather, let all parties think humbly of others as superior to themselves, each of you looking to others’ interests rather than his own." (Philippians 2.2)

Good Morning:  "I have waited, waited for the LORD, and he stooped toward me and heard my cry. And he put a new song into my mouth, a hymn to our God."  (Psalm 40:2)

GM:  "I have waited, waited for the LORD, and he stooped toward me and heard my cry. And he put a new song into my mouth, a hymn to our God."  (Psalm 40:2)

GM:  "I lift up my heart to you, O Lord, and you will hear my morning prayer"

Good morning: "Love justice, you who judge the earth; think of the Lord in goodness, and seek him in integrity of heart." (Wisdom 1:1)

GM:  "A great prophet has arisen in our midst and God has visited his people."  (Luke 7:16)

GM:  "My sheep hear my voice, says the Lord. I know them, and they follow me" (John 10:27)

Good lineup of upcoming books from the New Statesman (including “Mafia: A Global History,” which surely you preordered months ago). “Exit Stalin” is blurbed by Ambassador Jack Matlock: “The most insightful and accurate cultural history of the Soviet Union I have encountered.”

GM:  "The Lord has sent me to bring glad tidings to the poorand to proclaim liberty to captives."  (Luke 4:18)

GM: "Lord, you care for the earth, give it water; you fill it with riches. Your river in heaven brims over to provide its grain. And thus you provide for the earth; you drench its furrows, you level it, soften it with showers, you bless its growth." (Psalm 65

GM: "O send forth your light and your truth; let these be my guide. Let them bring me to your holy mountain to the place where you dwell." (Psalm 43)

Good morning: "The LORD bless you and keep you! The LORD let his face shine upon you, and be gracious to you! The LORD look upon you kindly and give you peace!" (Numbers 6:24)

GM:  "We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage."(Matthew 2:2)

BREAKING: Pope Leo has made history with a surprise video message to tens of thousands of young Catholics gathered at the SEEK 2026 conference on the very first day of the year 2026. Speaking directly to participants in Columbus, Denver, and Fort Worth, he invited them to spend