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Carrying Them as Far as They Can Go: Where Dallas Herring Meets Matthew 25 The "Ivory Tower of Academia" with an open door and a "welcome" sign. I am a higher education administrator at a small, rural community college in eastern North Carolina. A recent homily (on Matthew 25:31-46) inspired me to align the tenets of that Gospel reading with the mission of the Community College System that served me 35 years ago, as a high school graduate who didn't know what he wanted to do

Every warrior eventually faces the same question: “Am I here to watch… or to fight?” That question matters because modern life trains us to be spectators. Scroll. Watch. Consume. Comment. Repeat. We sit in stadiums. We binge entire seasons. We watch other people live heroic lives while we slowly drift into spiritual passivity. And if we’re not careful? We bring that same mentality into Mass (Church). We sit in the pew like it’s a recliner at halftime. Wrong battlefield, Citiz

Today (6/5/2026) marked my 525th consecutive weekday workouts. I call it "525/525." 2 years and 1 week's worth (I forgot to post the celebratory "2-years-straight" thread last week). Anyhow, today's workout kinda sucked, to be honest. Everything felt heavy (worked chest and triceps); I was tired and cranky. But I haven't worked hard to maintain this streak to be entertained. I've done it, to try like hell to be better today than I was yesterday. To be ready when my family ne