Suicide Prevention

Nick has just given a new talk on the topic of Judas.  The main point he makes is that Judas was forgiven by God and so are all of our relatives and friends who commit suicide.  A woman spoke with us afterward.  Her son committed suicide on Christmas Eve two years...

Tribute to Frs. Carson and Mike Champlin

Many of you are aware that the Thomas More Center was begun by Mike and Carson Champlin.  Carson died of cancer in 1989 and Mike, of course, continues to be on our Team.  I was recently directed to a book by a priest who met Carson and Mike when they did a renewal in...

Christmas Fun

Instead of exchanging gifts this year, Mike, Nick and I had a “night out” in Minneapolis to celebrate Christmas just before we each went our separate ways mid December. We went to see the 3D film “A Christmas Carol”, the adaptation of Charles...

Church Issues

There are two Church issues that have been of concern to us lately: Firstly there is the issue of the Vatican visitation or scrutiny of active religious congregations of women religious in the U.S. Sr. Sandra Schneiders, IHM has written the most clear explanation of...