Thoughtful Articles

• The Retired Ecologist: Bill Meredith
  • A Time for … Any Purpose?
  • Advertising for Disaster
  • April, The Month of Fools and Showers
  • Arrogant mice and humble bees
  • Bird Species in Emmitsburg
  • Creating Chaos from Order
  • Fire Flies
  • Gossamer Days in Indian Summer
  • In Praise of Weeds
  • Looking Forward and Back
  • Nuts to 2003
  • Of Aging and Entropy
  • Of Anniversaries and Lasting Influences
  • Of Birds and Brains: a Lesson in Humility
  • Of Butterflies and Bombs
  • Of Fall and Passing
  • Of Fences and Change
  • Of Immigrants, and Natives, and the Persistence of Memory
  • Of Patriotism and Un-noticed Outcomes
  • Of Grapes and Foxes
  • Of Shoes...and Wooly Bears
  • Of Spring Migrations, and the Lily Pad Problem
  • Of Systems, and Models, and Vulnerability
  • Of Trees and Mortality
  • Of Worms, Legends, and the Last Man Who Knew Everything
  • On making it through the tough times
  • Random Thoughts on the Last Walk of the Year
  • Realities of the Myth of the Green Thumb
  • Requiem for U. S. Route 40
  • Sunrise on a tangled web
  • The Dog Days of Summer
  • The Five Seasons
  • The Hunger Moon
  • The Trouble with Science
  • The Trouble With Silk
  • The Song of Songs
  • The 40^th Anniversary of 'Silent Spring'
  • Songless September
  • Watching Time Go By
  • Willow Rill: The Story of a Little Stream
• Mike Hillman's
  • Reflections On The Rain
  • Spiders: The Original Web Masters

• Amir Kazmi's
  • The role that religion in politics in the Middle East
  • Scriptureand the Church
• Bobby's Poem by Leonard Fox - In honor of 1st LT Robert Seidel III
• Cultivating Civilization Through Compassion
• Fr. Michael Steltenkamp's:  Ancestors, Horses, Rabbits - All Are Relatives
• Jon Greenstone's
  • A Plea for Peace
  • Do Peace Activists Hate Their Country?
  • Making Connections with the Local Food System
  • Sufficient Sustainable Livelihood for All
  • The Ongoing Crisis In American Agriculture
• Drew Harris': I Dare ‘Ya - Time for change in the Drug Abuse Resistance Education?
• Lauren O'Brien's: Opposing Legalization of the Right to Die
• Calamity Howler
• Caring and Working: An Agrarian Perspective
• Report to the National Farmers Union: Consolidation in the Food and Agriculture System
• Slow Food
• The Community Food Security Movement
• The Last Farm Crisis
• The Idea of a Local Economy
• The World Trade Organization: A Theological Critique
• There's a Sabbath in the Land
• Towards a Just & Sustainable Food System: Re-connecting People & Causes
• You Learn What You Eat

• Daniel Caron's: Live Love
• Giving Orphaned, Injured Wildlife One Last Chance
• Father Michael F. Steltenkamp, S.J: My Life As A Parent
• Au, Katherine R.: Trinkets vs. Treasures
• Mike Hillman's
  • The Last of the First Ones - Charmer
  • The Last of the First Ones - Emma
  • The Last of the First Ones - Willie
  • The Last of the First Ones - Tony
  • The Last of the First Ones - PJ
  • The Second Ones: Squeak - Little One
  • The Second Ones: Jordie - Bunny Man
  • The Second Ones: Charlie Tuna and the Winter Storm of '93
  • The Third Ones: Malcolm - A.K.A. Smoochie Baby
  • Troy - I’ve finally found my forever home
• Pastor Wade's: Do Pets Go to Heaven?
• Jernerau, Jennifer - Pets Large & Small
  • 2013
    • You’re never quite sure how far the ripples will go
  • 2012
    • "You’re supposed to love me forever…"
    • You sometimes find love in the strangest places
    • He doesn’t feel empty anymore
    • Sometimes this job really gets to me
    • It does, sometimes, take a village
    • I remember …
    • Pet Therapy
    • "We were supposed to meet, weren't we?"
    • Could he be waiting for you?
  • 2011
    • A Four-legged Calling
    • A Dog's Life
    • A Matter of Trust
    • I wonder what my life could have been like…
    • Soul Mate
    • Kittens
    • Saving just one makes it all worth while
    • The ninth cat in the house
    • Animals know more than we give them credit for
    • Animals in a shelter are not broken...

• Father Jack Lombardi of the Grotto
  • Click here for Father Jack's articles organized by specific topics
• Father Jim Hannon St. Anthonys Shrine & OLMC Parish
  • How does God speak to us 'from the pulpit?'
• Father Paul Redmond
  • Giving to God What Belongs to Him
• Father Stephen Trzecieski, C.M., St. Joseph's Parish
  • Christmas: A Season and a Reason for Hope
  • Is Prayer Worthwhile?
• Father Vincent O’Malley:
  • Marriage & Religion
  • Sex and Children
• Fr. Elias Yelovich's:
  • God created us for union with Him
  • On the Sanctification of Each Moment
• Pastor Gary Buchman - Emmitsburg Community Bible Church
  • 2011
    • The New Kid on the Block
    • Re-Thinking Church
      • What's a person to do?
      • The Missing Jewel
      • The Holy Spirit 
      • Charisma, Who Has It?   
      • What Am I Supposed to Do? 
      • Two Things Every Church Must Do 
      • Follow the Leader  
      • Religious Stuff
    • The Reason For Christmas  
    • Why Should I Join a Church 
  • 2012
    • What Are You Shooting At?
    • 10 Questions That Skeptics Ask - How do I know...
      • That There is a God
      • That the Bible is God’s Word
      • How can Christians say that there is just one way to God?
      • Why is there Evil and Suffering in the World?
      • Would a Loving God Really Send Anyone to Hell?
      • Who is Jesus, Really?
      • Doesn’t Science Prove Evolution, and Not Divine Creation?
      • Don’t People Have to be Good to Go to Heaven?
      • What Will Happen to Those Who Have Never Heard of Jesus?
    • The Road to Jerusalem
      • Brave, Courageous and Bold
      • CSI - Jerusalem
    • Forgiveness
      • God and my guilt
      • Have I Gone Too Far as a Christian?
    • Paying It Forward (Part 1)
    • Mother's Day
    • Are you angry with God?
    • What God Wants More Than Your Worship
    • Forgiveness - Healing for the Past & Hope for the Future
    • Thinking Differently About Your Approval
    • "What am I supposed to do?"
    • Re-Thinking Your Calling
    • Re-Thinking Your Purpose,
      • Part 2 - "The Keeper of the Spring"
      • Part 3 - The Condition of our Country
    • A Communion Service
    • Forty Days of Prayer
    • Conditions for Powerful Praying
    • Praying for People that You Love
    • When Jesus Prayed For You
    • Revive Us Again - Calling a Sacred Assembly
    • Pour Your Heart Out to God
    • What to Do When You Don't Know What to Do
      • What am I supposed to do
      • Do What You Know To Do - Live By Faith
      • Wait and Meditate
      • Acknowledge His Sovereignty and Worship Him
      • Exchange Your Will For His Will
      • Focus On The Finish Line
      • A 12 Step Survival Guide for Christ - Followers
    • Immanuel - God With Us
    • What Child is This?
      • Wonderful Counselor
      • The Strong Hero God
      • The Prince of Peace
      • The Everlasting Father
      • The Prince of Peace
  • 2013
    • The Price of Peace
    • Born to be King
    • The Sanctity of Human Life
    • Jesus, The Bible, and Me
    • Re-Thinking:
      • Your Anger
      • Your Marriage
      • Your Integrity
      • Your Rights
      • Your Enemies
      • Your Anxiety
      • Your Life
      • Your Criticism
      • Your Witness
      • Your Faith and, "IT"
      • Your Destiny
      • Your Salvation
      • Your Security
    • The Golden Rule Store
      • Re-Thinking Rule #1
    • Only Losers win
    • I Am The Resurrection and The Life
    • The Call – Follow Me!
• Pastor Brie of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
  • A Lamp to My Feet
  • Action-oriented love, the kind that's not motivated by gaining returns
  • Celebrating Who You Are
  • Do It Anyway
  • Do You Love Me?
  • Devouring One Another
  • Dressed For Action
  • "Free for All"
  • Happy Sinner
  • Heart and Soul
  • I Tell You The Truth
  • I Wasn't Invited
  • Laying the Foundation, Choosing Life
  • Little or no attention is given to Pilate's wife
  • Perseverance With a Passion
  • Rich Toward God
  • Safe and Sound
  • Set Free After Eighteen Years
  • Shouting Down the Hosannas!
  • "Struck Down"
  • A Thanksgiving Budget King
  • The Other Fourth Commandment
  • The Power of the Holy Spirit: Even Greater Work
  • Troubled Hearts
  • You Can't Stop The Music
• Pastor Faye
  • It's Your Choice
• Pastor Joan of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church
  • Bound by Glory
  • Can You See Him in Your Reflection?
  • Castaway
  • Crisis Driven Faith
  • Dad - a Call from God
  • Earthly Life is but the Stage
  • Easter 2004
  • Flights of Fantasy
  • Follow Me
  • Forgiveness
  • Freedom Is a Four Letter Word - Love
  • Gone Surfing
  • Grandmother Anna
  • Have you ever intentionally fasted?
  • Holy Spirit, Not Always Seen but Giving us Faith
  • I am a very sense-oriented person
  • It Is Not This Day
  • Jeremiah's Confirmation
  • Life from death
  • Lost in God's Mercy
  • Mission Impossible
  • Move Up Here
  • Ohana means Family
  • Path of Discipleship
  • Pastor Mom
  • Prayer - the Strength of a Nation
  • Reflections on September 11, 2002
  • Peter and Cornelius
  • Sprit Led
  • That's Some Singing!
  • The Disciple's Calculator
  • The Good Life
  • The greatest gifts a person could ever own
  • The Mustard Seed
  • The Shape of Integrity
  • They are Waiting
  • They were fishermen, not learned scholars
  • Thomas
  • To Know You Is to Love You
  • Wake up church wake up!
  • What was meaningful in the lives of our predecessors
  • Why did Jesus speak in parables?
• Pastor Matt Day
• Saving the rural culture
• Pastor John Talcott
• Life Matters
  • Perfectly United
  • STD’s for the Church
  • Defeated, Wronged, & Cheated. Why not?
  • Legal or Moral?
  • Finding that place of grace
  • Free… to love others
  • 21st Century Idolatry
• Who is God
  • The Prophesy
  • The Birth of Jesus
  • Prophetic Expectations
  • My Father's House
  • The Man Christ Jesus
  • Jesus is God
  • Humble Beginnings
  • Where the road goes down
• One Body… Many Parts
  • Love Like a Dove
  • On the Team
  • Purposefully…
  • Offering Ourselves
  • The Greatest Choice
  • Building Up
• Why Jesus?
  • The Bread of Life
  • As a Man
  • As a Kernel of Wheat
• Pastor Jon Greenstone's
• Be Keepers of the Word
• Begging Jesus for a Miracle
• Becoming Servants of All
• Casting our nets into the seas of life
• Our Source of Life is Christ
• A Few Thoughts for Summer Vacationing ...
• Ante Bellum Methodism and the Great Schism
• Divine Mercy and the Resurrection
• Ecological Perspective that  Influenced Your Upbringing
• Experiencing Renewal through Christ's Passion
• Finding Our Help in God
• For Water! For Jesus!
• From No Catch to Nets Full of Life and Joy
• Jesus Lead us in Prayer
• Jesus set his course for us
• Keep Watch! Remain Hope filled in Christ, in all Times
• Last Minute Lenten Thoughts
• Marriage and Family are Matters of Life
• "Mary Inspired"
• Naked Before God
• Not Far From the Kingdom
• Notions of Jesus ...
• Our Compassionate God
• Reflections on The Holy Gospel According to Luke
• Reflections on The Holy Gospel According to St. John
• Reflecting on September 11th Tragedy
• Thanksgiving Lessons
• The Call of the Fisher People
• The Fragrance of Discipleshi
• The Living and Caring Christ: From Mourning to Gladness & Joy!!
• The Ongoing Crisis In American Agriculture
• The Season of Epiphany
• The "Upper Room Experience", Taking time for our spiritual awakening
• Think of God First
• Visions and Expectations in Advent
• What is the Price that must be Paid?
• What’s normal? A tale of two men
• Here’s a teaching that is so right
• Pastor Katie's: Thee Waiting Place
• Pastor Ted Hass
of Incarnation United Church of Christ
• Peace On Earth
• Reverend Ray Harris's
  • Divine Instructions for Daily Living
  • Lenten Reflections
  • Open Wide The Door's to Christ
  • Struggling with Doubts in Our Faith
  • Too Busy to Pray?
• Pastor Wade Martin
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