When BMW Motorrad unveiled the new Concept R18 at the concorso d’eleganza, I thought it was fantastic: a nostalgic, retro looking machine that would pull people like me who ride both the F800GS and the S1000R back onto another cruiser (I used to ride a Yamaha Bolt). But then, fast-forward to the next EICMA and…
Today’s Daily Office Gospel ( Matthew 20:17-28 ) It’s always fun to watch little kids when an adult is divvying up ice cream or cake, or some other goodies, because the kids will invariably start complaining if someone else gets a bigger piece. Usually the first words will be something along the lines of “That’s…
Daily Office Gospel Reading ( Matthew 19:13-22 ) Just yesterday, one of my coworkers and I were discussing the rise of crime in the last few decades. Since we’ve both lived abroad, we were able to discuss how in some countries, you could leave your children sleeping in a stroller outside, along with all the…
Lectionary Readings – (23rd Sunday after Pentecost) One of the first things that jumped out at me in today’s Gospel Reading was not that Jesus was talking about the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem, or the idea of false prophets that will try and deceive the people of God, or even the idea that…