More Than A Day Off
School and work are closed today as we commemorate the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr. The free time offers us an opportunity to catch up on sleep, watch a… Read More
Death and Life are in the Power of the Tongue
I’m sorry…I didn’t mean it I take it back Strike it from the record What is as irreversible as murder, violates its victims more than theft, is as deadly as… Read More
Hope vs. Whining
In Adent, we celebrate hope. We light the candle on our Advent Wreath and focus on the hope of the coming of the child that will save us all. St.… Read More
Being Quiet
When he met with the young people last week, Fr. Rob Galea reminded us of something we had either forgotten or perhaps never heard. Psalm 40:11. In some translations, it… Read More
Teens and Tech
Teens today do not want technology. I live with three of these teens. Trust me. What they want is what technology promises them. They didn’t leave Facebook because their parents… Read More
Not What They Seem
I think the first time my son, now 17, figured out that the interstate is littered with service stations that all look alike he was about 10. We were driving… Read More
Take It To Our Lady
My father was the one who introduced me to Mary. Every day on the way to school, we would pray the Rosary. It is a tradition I came to cherish… Read More
Shining A Light
This morning’s Gospel gives us Luke’s version of one of my favorite passages in Matthew. Jesus said to the crowd: “No one who lights a lamp conceals it with a… Read More
Remembering 9/11
Like everyone else who was awake that day, I remember what I was doing and where I was on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. When my sisters visited for Thanksgiving that… Read More