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My Summer Craft Brewery Pilgrimage is in full swing; I have already visited two of the six stops on this year’s list! I am a pilgrim with a mission; actually, several missions.  Recognizing the strong historic connections between monastic life and brewing beer, and the significant contributions monks have made to brewing, I set out to explore those connections.  I […]

Faith on Tap” is a short series on the divine connections I see between monastic life and the art of brewing beer. This blog series is meant to be a red-carpet inauguration of the First Annual Strategic Monk Brewery Pilgrimage. Our tour began on May 1st with Eagle Rock Brewery in Los Angeles and continues

A very special “aloha” and thank you to all of you that came out to Monday’s Happy Hour at Roy’s in Pasadena. A post-tax day exhale was had by all. Next up?  Mark your calendars for Sunday, May 1st at 2pm! It’s the Commencement of the First Annual Strategic Monk Brewery Pilgrimage! Tell all of

For years, I have heard about dramatic conversions. Overnight, someone’s life is changed forever. They then cannot contain themselves, and tell everyone they meet about how the blinders have been removed from their eyes, how much better and faster they are able to do things, how their greatest frustrations have now disappeared, and how much

1.  The intellectual and verbal challenges of putting together and making cohesive, coherent arguments. 2.  The experience of explaining, persuading, and convincing people. 3.  Virtual immunity from traffic tickets. 4.  Having a strong sense that I was “wearing a white hat,” and was on the side of justice. 5. Cross-examining people. 6. Sharing with Law

1.  On a clear day, sunlight in frigid air has a unique quality and brightness. 2.  Walking across the surface of a frozen lake. 3.  Having an excellent, easily accepted reason to stay at home reading or watching movies. 4.  The depth of the early morning silence. 5.  The heat, taste, and aroma of smoking

I am essentially a midwestern boy, born and raised in rural Wisconsin. I now live in southern California.  I really like living where I live now, but there are some differences that I really do not understand. One of the challenges I have is the difference in how people understand animals here in Los Angeles