I went to learn more about Esperanto, a language that was invented 126 years ago....

People fear putting the reason and or faith to a test because it seems to intolerable for there to be ambiguity in our world view. Yet there it is. Humans don’t understand everything nor will they ever. Human beings are finite creatures. We will not achieve omniscience. We don’t need to...

Kayaking like most extreme sports is potentially fatal. The hazards are too numerous to list here. However, with proper instruction and equipment the hazards can be minimalized. This book is not meant to be any kind of instruction. It is only a general discussion....

The Scripture said something like, “pray always.” It was a strange concept. How could a person pray all the minutes of the day? It was a bit of a mystery to me which I would not resolve for another 25 years....

This book is a slice of my life. In most ways my life has been rather normal, and in a few ways, it has been extraordinary. I figure I am in the last two decades of my life....

Over the years I have occasionally noticed a failure to communicate effectively within the more than 100 ministries and services at my home parish (Saint Michael) in Olympia, Washington. This problem is not limited to one Catholic parish but common to all organizations that utilize volunteers...

Sailing and adventuring on Puget Sound has been a part of my life since I was at least eight years old. I grew up in Edmonds, Washington, and lived with a view of Admiralty Inlet. I had a 25-foot Coronado sailboat in the harbor. Adventures with my father included trips to the US San Juan Islands...

What follows is a frank discussion about the Catholic view of sin....

I went down to the West Bay Marina and viewed the mess which my boat had become. Eight months ago, it was jammed full of belongings which I couldn't store at my new home....

In the fall of 2015 I saw an advertisement on the Port of Olympia web site. It was looking for volunteers to serve on the Olympia Harbor Patrol. In exchange for a year commitment....

This little booklet is an attempt to illuminate the Catholic Christian way of facing pain and transform it into a useful and productive time in life....

I sat down on the living room sofa and took a bite of some homemade pie. I had gathered the sweet and tart blackberries last summer and was now enjoying a pie that only cost a dollar to make. Then I remembered to say prayer of thanksgiving and bowed my head. I often remember to say a brief...

When devout Catholics marry, they marry for life. They promise each other and God that they will not enter into another marriage until one of them dies....

I was a counselor in private practice for 22 years. It was only after I retired from service, that I began to really understand how much pain the family and friends of a mentally disordered persons may really suffer. In the fall of 2014, a friend ended up being involuntary committed for a...

It took the full six weeks for us to move. I took 33 Ford Focus carloads and four full pickup trucks to move all our stuff to our new apartment. I also sent seven pickup trucks to the junk man and numerous carloads of stuff to neighbors and friends. This is the story of a very physically...

No survival kit can guarantee one's survival. However, if one were to gather these very portable items and carry them whenever they leave the sidewalk, their odds of surviving an emergency would be greatly increased...

In the beginning I used to let my Protestant friends off the hook. They would bash Catholicism while I would say nothing....

In the still and cool hours before sunrise I have learned a few things about myself and God....

The topic of this audiobook is volatile and people will often have deep emotional wounds related to these issues....

Perhaps thousands of beginning writers every year get discouraged and never write or publish their first book....