I was sitting in Mass this morning and I wondered what would happen after I died. I wanted to know if when I came to the end of my life that someone would say about me that I was a good Catholic Christian. I hope that is the case. I was born Catholic. My mother … [Read more…]
A lot of times we’ll be sitting around the kitchen table and we might be talking about people or about a situation that we all have an opinion about and about the time the conversation starts to get ridiculous or heated or bizarre, Jimmy will say “ring the bell, it’s time to pray”. As we … [Read more…]
I was raised Catholic. I was raised as Catholic as you can get. My mother was very devout and my father was a convert. We lived in a Catholic community and I went to Catholic schools for 12 years. So yeah, I’m Catholic. And one thing my mother and that Catholic education instilled in me … [Read more…]
I have never been one who is concerned about Friday the 13th. Black cats don’t bother me either. I don’t mind breaking a mirror. I guess you can say that I smirk at superstition. I don’t know if it’s something deep inside me that knows better or if I just can’t imagine being worried about … [Read more…]
It started as a dark and foggy day. There was a mist, but it really didn’t turn to rain. It seemed like it was night all afternoon, from the time we left the house until we did get home at night. But it was one of those days that you either want to stay in … [Read more…]