Over the years I have had any number of nicknames, but I’ve never particularly cared for any of them.  In high school, the name Keebler had its genesis when someone noticed that my ears do not curl over, and I thus bore a resemblance to certain elves.  In college many referred to me by a… Read More Coming to the Table

An old friend sent me a text the other day informing me that he was taking a break from a long car trip to read in a coffee shop somewhere in the Deep South.  He has, shall we say, a flair for the dramatic, and wanted me to know that “one wrong affectation and I… Read More E pluribus cor unum

Like many people, there have been certain books that have made a profound impact on me and helped to define certain periods of my life.  In middle school it was Cheaper By The Dozen, and to this day I still consciously endeavor to do things as efficiently as possible. During my freshman year of college,… Read More Finding the Middle Way

The presidential election has shown us just how deeply our house is divided.  I dare you to find a card-carrying Republican who has anything good to say about President Obama, or a registered Democrat who is willing to utter a nicety about Governor Romney.  This great political schism has been growing for years and, unfortunately,… Read More A Truly Catholic Political Dialogue

In college my friends often used to say that they had never met anyone as proud to be from somewhere as I was to be from Boston.  And why shouldn’t I?  We have every benefit of living in a world class city, plus such close proximity to beautiful beaches in the summer and mountains in… Read More A concerned parent runs for office, wins my vote

Here in Boston the students have descended upon us from the four corners of the earth, the mornings are crisp, and the earliest of leaves have started to change colors, but nothing announces the arrival of fall like the return of football.  With the Sox not even in contention this year, a month before their… Read More The Replacement Refs and Catholic Social Teaching

I was especially excited for the 4th of July this year.  It has always been a special holiday for me, seeing as I love both history and the beach, and I get heavy doses of both each Independence Day.  This year, however, neither of those got me half as excited as what was taking place… Read More Sharing in Our Master’s Subatomic Particles