Take your own inventoryApril 1st, 2022-Back in the tumultuous ’60s when I was a teenager, I was a self-proclaimed authority on hypocrites…and mostly everyone I encountered was a hypocrite, especially… Read More ››
A different approach to LentMarch 15th, 2022-This Lent, I went through the same ordeal I’ve gone through since fourth grade, when the Sisters of St. Joseph asked us what we were… Read More ››
What we ‘failed to do’February 2nd, 2022-It began like any other Mass until we got to the penitential rite and started praying: “I confess to almighty God and to you, my… Read More ››
Don’t be afraid to talk about your faithJanuary 1st, 2022-Do you remember those good ole days when your parents told you that respectable people don’t talk about politics, sex or religion in polite society?… Read More ››
A prayer to start the day rightDecember 4th, 2021-Have you ever had one of those days when you didn’t want to get out of bed? When you felt like you couldn’t face another… Read More ››
This teaching is difficultOctober 25th, 2021-My NOAA weather radio said Hurricane Henri was going to come right through our front yard, so we spread sand bags on the street, took… Read More ››
Put God first in everything you doAugust 8th, 2021-In a public speaking class I teach, I often use famous speeches to demonstrate the power of the spoken word to students. At the top… Read More ››
Faith and the entertainment industryMay 5th, 2021-Before I start, let me say in the interests of full disclosure, that I never watch the Oscars. Not this year. Not last year. Not… Read More ››
A saint America desperately needsApril 5th, 2021-Several years ago, I discovered my birthday is the feast day of a little-known woman who lived 700 years ago and is about to be… Read More ››
A Lenten journey for the weak-willedFebruary 6th, 2021-My wife Sandy gave me the bad news— Ash Wednesday is early this year. “What are you giving up for Lent?” she asked. I shuddered… Read More ››
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Deacon Jerry Lambert
Coordinator of Diaconate Office and Formation