Take Care of Your Father When He Is Old
Even stars, when aged are vulnerable. This from Yahoo News: MICKEY ROONEY has accused his stepson of verbally abusing him and meddling in his finances, according to the Press Association.…
The Feast of Hayes
1970 didn’t seem like that long ago in 1990. But 41 years have passed since my mom and dad decided (against the doctor’s wishes) to have me at the age…
My Hometown
I’m sitting in my father’s chair in the apartment I grew up in, where my parents still live. This old place is chock full of memories. Some good and some…
Six Beautiful Words…
Out of surgery and doing well! Deo Gratias! Dad indeed did have a complete hip replacement today and they also set his wrist which was cleanly broken. So, generally speaking…
Now THAT’S Love
So my day has really been lousy today, but there were three very striking examples of love mixed in to the pain and sorrow of a day that I’d like…
A Child on Marriage
My friends Marcy and Dan Zicari weighed in yesterday via facebook on the “How to Stay Married” post yesterday. You can’t make this stuff up: Marcy was reading my post…
Christmas Cards and the Dreaded Christmas Letters
Fr. Jim McDermott, SJ over at Gone Walkabout, shares my distaste for Christmas letters. Between you and me, as soon as I heard “Christmas letter”, two things happened. First, my…
Immaculate Conception
15 years ago today, I received a phone call that I wish I had never gotten. Dave Connors one of my college roommates had died after a long illness at…
Of Rifles and Relatives
So we had Marion’s family Christmas party recently, the yearly gathering of about 75 family members. It’s always a lovely time and a great sign to each other of a…
My Saint Andrew
So today is the feast day of St. Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter and the first to recognize the messiah. He was a fisherman who became a fisher of…