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July 2021

July 27, 2021
I have one days before surgery and I'll admit it right now, I'm scared.  It...
July 23, 2021
So I hopped on Facebook today and found a fierce discussion going on about Heaven,...
July 22, 2021
IMAGINE A PICTURE OF A CALENDAR HERE WITH A DATE CIRCLED IN RED.   IMAGINE THE...
July 20, 2021
Photo by Daria Shevtsova from PexelsThere’s a commercial for a famous brand of macaroni and cheese, where the...
July 17, 2021
Today, I have a piece over at the National Catholic Register on Saint Elizabeth Ann...
July 16, 2021
As a Catholic, we're always supposed to mindful of the liturgical season; Advent, Christmas, Ordinary...
July 11, 2021
We took the kids swimming this Sunday at the pool with the high diving board. ...
July 10, 2021
Sometimes, you need to dare in prayer.   God doesn't mind.  In fact, He delights when...
July 06, 2021
Back in high school, I took part in every spring musical.  Senior year, we performed...
July 04, 2021
Dear Nation, It's July 4th, 2021.  We're a tired people who have so much more to...

June 2021

June 29, 2021
Today, the words that fell on my heart, were we are more than the sum...
June 27, 2021
Today, we took our kids swimming.  I've ordered a pool pass for countless summers.  We're...
June 23, 2021
In this modern age, where relativism is deeper than the air we breathe, the desire...
June 18, 2021
Every year we sit and make a list of things we hope to do over...
June 16, 2021
I wrote this reflection shortly after discovering I have cancer. We are still in the...
June 14, 2021
“Faith is to believe what you do not yet see; the reward for this faith...
June 10, 2021
IT'S SHOUTY THURSDAY... WHY? BECAUSE YOU'LL READ THIS AND IT'S CATHARTIC TO TYPE IN ALL...
June 05, 2021
For years, I ran a column, Small Success Thursday.  It helped me cultivate daily gratitude...
June 04, 2021
What does it mean when the readability says "Good" and I count only fifteen words? ...
June 01, 2021
One of my coping methods is stupid humor.  So originally I titled this piece, Cancer to...

May 2021

May 23, 2021
It's no secret.  I've always loved Pentecost.  The dissent of the Holy Spirit is my...
May 21, 2021
A few years ago, when my life felt awash with babies, I spent much of...
May 17, 2021
My dad and his fishing buddies found themselves in the midst of a storm on...
May 14, 2021
This is not going to win me any points with the internet. If today you...
May 13, 2021
We've spent the past year or so in the inbetween state of Covid is ever...
May 08, 2021
Whenever there's something big to do in my life, I usually look for a bigger...
May 04, 2021
Mark Wilson over at The Catholic Bard at Patheos, has assembled for your enjoyment, a...
May 02, 2021
It's May, the month of our Blessed Mother.   What are you doing for her for...

April 2021

April 30, 2021
 She knew from my face.  A good friend of mine, who happens to be a...
April 28, 2021
Truckie Day is coming! We're preparing for "Truckie" day. I first created this tradition of...
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