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September 2023

September 05, 2023
These days, my ugly list never seems to shrink. For those unfamiliar with this term,...

August 2023

August 23, 2023
Next week, the new school year starts. I'm not ready. As such, we've spent this...
August 13, 2023
Spend more time with Him, and you will find yourself much less interesting.   Adoration always...
August 08, 2023
So last week, I wanted to treat myself after a morning of filling out financial...

July 2023

July 24, 2023
This weekend, I saw that movie about the doll that everyone is talking about.  It...
July 18, 2023
Last week, I irritated people online.  Some people who profess to be Catholic were engaged...
July 16, 2023
Love always involves sacrifice. Being a mom or a dad is difficult because the world...
July 12, 2023
Image by Victoria_Regen from Pixabay I haven't written as I've been away with my family.  We drove 1,398...

June 2023

June 29, 2023
Image by Lynn Greyling from Pixabay It's been about two years since I was diagnosed with cancer, and...
June 20, 2023
A high school friend I reconnected with on Facebook just posted, that cancer is going...
June 03, 2023
art by geralt First, there's the absence of timeliness.  AIbots don't need time, rest, inspiration...

May 2023

May 26, 2023
So, what are you doing to make it one worth remembering? Every year, my kids...
May 24, 2023
Our lives seem very frail these days. The news tells me every day, of how...
May 16, 2023
Yesterday, I examined the dirth of curiosity that sprung from cell phones and Covid. Today,...
May 15, 2023
The Washington Post wrote an editorial about funding being given to schools to cope with...
May 14, 2023
Dear Mom, Thank you.   I know as your first born, I got to teach you...
May 02, 2023
May is dedicated to Mary.   As a kid, I loved the May crowning of...

April 2023

April 26, 2023
Image by Intergalactic_C from Pixabay   We don't like to think about being caught.  Most of our lives...
April 15, 2023
  Do we forgive others? Do we really renounce our requirement of retribution, of revenge?...
April 08, 2023
    Photo by TC Perch at Pixabay Holy Saturday is hard.  It's the hurry-up...
April 02, 2023
Jesus repeats his prayer three times, "Father if it is  your will, take this cup...

March 2023

March 26, 2023
Last week, my pastor gave me the anointing of the sick because my arm is...
March 22, 2023
Paul at his 14th birthday, on a road trip to Notre Dame. We've entered the...
March 14, 2023
Photo of us spending quality time with the teens --as we took everyone to see...
March 06, 2023
With ten kids, we've seen our share of kid-friendly movies. Once-a-week movie night can become...
March 05, 2023
However, I am down an arm.  Currently, my left arm is in a cast compression...

February 2023

February 19, 2023
I love Lent.  Every year, I love thinking about what to do, and how the...
February 16, 2023
"We have met the enemy and it is us."--Pogo. I remember reading Pogo as a...
February 05, 2023
Photo by Mateusz Dach She's gone awol in 2023.  I've been trying and most of...

January 2023

January 22, 2023
  Last week, we celebrated the Feast of the Epiphany. The three kings Melchior, Balthazar,...
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