Tag: Hard

A Hard Lesson from Memory Lane

The plane from Dakar into Guinea-Bissau was ninety minutes late and, as luck would have it, half a dozen other Americans had flopped themselves around the waiting room.  They were kids in their late teens, part of a high-end adventure travel…

Being Catholic: Hard – and Joyful

At first glance, it does not seem hard to be Catholic. Go to Mass on Sunday. Pray. Keep the commandments. Love others. Sounds easy enough. People like easy – it’s the key adjective in every advertisement these days: easy meals, easy programs,…

Hard Lessons from a Priest Who Stayed in Gaza

In the interest of diplomacy and personal relations, it’s normally a good idea to follow the adage, “If you can’t say anything nice about someone, don’t say anything at all.” But when it comes to assessing challenging and complex situations,…