Brad Bursa

A roundabout reflection on the 4th commandment Sitting with my dad watching my son play ball, I can see my dad looks more like his dad every day. I’m not with my dad that often — every few months or so. But when I am, I can see he’s becoming my grandpa who has been…

Practical Wisdom (Part V) Back when we were expecting our first child, I was afraid. I was twenty-three and stressed — unprepared and uncertain about the reality of a baby girl being born in about a month. I relayed my anxiety to a priest. He said something along this line: No amount of parenting books…

How a shift in mindset gave me new life in ministry. Sitting over a cup of coffee several years back, a ministry colleague paid me a confusing complement. After peppering me with questions about my parish work, he blurted out: “You’re a craftsman.” This struck me as odd. I didn’t feel like a craftsman. I…