Greeting Sister Death
Condolence to Br. Dan Horan at the Dating God blog on the death of his grandfather and a close Franciscan…
Our Befores and Afters
Have you ever thought about how short our time is, and has been, on this earth? The earth has existed…
Memento Mori
At every cemetery’s entrance, Fr Pat Keleher tells me, these words are inscribed: Memento Mori (Remember the Dead). Today I…
R.I.P. – Rev. Joseph A. Novak, S.J.
The Novak brothers Joe and Vin are Jesuits who have dedicated most of their lives to the cause of mentoring…
Remembering Dave
14 years ago, my college classmate and junior year roommate Dave Connors died after battling a long illness. It was…
The Worry of Death
My friend from college Nancy Keelin Tannucilli, posted a brief note on facebook tonight saying how much she misses her…
A horrible baseball season…but we still look good
Here I am with my college buddies Victor (the dope wearing the Phillies shirt and hat) and Kevin. While the…
Finding Someone “Wonderfully Imperfect”
Over at a thought provoking blog “In Him We Live and Move and Have Our Being,” we find some wonderful…
How We Die (part 2)
I was going to write about wakes and funerals today but instead I was moved by NC Sue’s response so…
Remembering Rhythms
I posted this on Amy Welborn’s blog today after reading about her own struggle with her husband’s recent unexpected death,…