Mary and Joseph each have a prayer honoring them which is a litany of their virtues and qualities.  This litany is a testament to their influence not only on those who personally encountered them, but on those who encountered them while exercising their faith.  When we die, what will be our litany? Will it be […]

Before my parents divorced we used to spend a lot of time together as a family. Strange as it may seem, one of my favorite memories of my dad was watching him get dressed for work, and then watching him change clothes after he got back home. My dad was very meticulous in his appearance, […]

If I took my experience from all my failed romantic relationships, along with my 45 years of marriage, and boiled it down, what is left are the following thoughts. Always remember why you fell in love.  Even when times get rough, and they will, and you argue, and you will, and you wonder why you […]

Recently I read an article that deeply disturbed me. It featured a picture of a very young woman, from the shoulders up, dressed only in strings of beads around her neck and sunglasses. Nothing else. She was surrounded by males, I hesitate to call them men, who were pulling at the beads to expose her […]

Last weekend was busier than normal, so my wife and I went to mass at a church we don’t regularly attend. As we sat and prayed, preparing for mass, a lady walked in with two young children. The little girl was about two years old and her older brother about three. If I had to […]

For some reason I’ve always enjoyed watching the Olympics. Even though I was only four years old at the time, I recall watching the 1960 Rome Olympics. I don’t remember much, but I do remember watching. Many of my male friends dread the winter Olympics because of the focus on figure skating. I don’t share […]

I’ve written before of my experience as a youth baseball coach. Over the years I’ve had the opportunity to coach some fine young men, several great athletes, and get to know some wonderful families. Even though my son has moved on to high school ball with a professional coach, my love for coaching continues. I […]

When our son was six we signed him up for baseball. In typical proud daddy fashion, it wasn’t long before I was an assisstant coach, then a head coach, leading to a youth coaching career that lasted eight years. During those eight years, my love of the game was surpassed only by my love of […]

As grew older I noticed my vocabulary had gotten smaller. The younger edition of me used to know lots of words. For every occasion or occurrence the perfect word would issue forth from my mouth with silky smooth fluency. My vocabulary being well suited to its purpose, everyone always knew what I felt and what […]

I’ve often heard the expression, “the road to hell is paved with good intentions.” Each time I hear it I wonder if the person saying it is aware of exactly what they are saying. Usually it’s in the context of a response to someone saying they will do something at some point in the future, […]