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October 2026

October 11, 2026

I want to Live and Die as a Catholic

Sometimes I think of death and get overwhelmed by the fact that I will not...

October 31, 2025

Halloween Reminds Us of These 25 Things

Halloween reminds us that… 1. Once a year your neighbors, even if complete strangers the...

July 2025

July 25, 2025

Today Will Soon Be Gone

My wife was Gone for a week and went to pick her up last night....

May 2025

May 19, 2025

It’s Healthy to Experience Grief

My uncle-in-law just died of Cancer. I am going to his funeral on the day...

April 2025

April 07, 2025

So This Is How I’m Going To Die

"So this is how I’m going to die." These are the words my wife, Kristin...

January 2025

January 20, 2025

Facing Hell: What Catholic Teaching Says About the Afterlife

One of the most unpleasant Catholic theological issues to talk about is perhaps one of...

July 2024

July 15, 2024

Time Is Ticking Away

I started to write this post on July 13th. In less then a month My...

February 2023

February 10, 2023

Praying For Martin Luther

If you browse through the plethora of content on the web, you will notice many...

November 2022

November 21, 2022

Will You Prepare For Death

It's 2:30 AM when I am starting to write this blog post. I want to...

April 2022

April 24, 2022

I cannot believe that I am more merciful than God

I just recently attended a memorial service for someone who died and was raised Catholic....

April 21, 2022

Tweeting to the Choir About The After Life

For their short pithy brilliant whimsical way of saying things, I love to collect Twitter...

November 2021

November 19, 2021

Dare We Have a Conversation About Hope?

Justin Thomas: I love when I find my thoughts are not original. It's actually comforting...

October 2021

October 18, 2021

Remembering My Mother

Over the course of time, some things get lost. Whatever computer I had originally written...

June 2021

June 09, 2021

A Year After Death

I was thinking earlier last night that I was spending too much time on Facebook....

February 2021

February 20, 2021

Until We Meet Again…

It's 1:42 AM in the morning when I start to write this particular post. The...

November 2020

November 02, 2020

Some Thoughts On All Souls Day

Well yesterday we celebrated the feast of All Saints, the saints that have been investigated...

July 2020

July 29, 2020

Souls of the Unfaithful Departed

May the souls of the Unfaithful by the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen....

June 2020

June 24, 2020

Preparing For Death

Over the last several posts I have touched upon the topic of death. DEAD? When...

June 21, 2020

My Father Was a Real Father.

Harold P. Wilson March 17th 1921-May 3rd 2003 82 years of Age Eulogy Given by...

June 20, 2020

Remembered At Death?

When I was younger I had a crush on almost every girl who crossed my...

June 08, 2020

Cleaning Up After Death

When I was younger, just about a decade ago, I was very extroverted and outgoing....

May 2020

May 11, 2020

Practicing for Death!

As I was scanning my Facebook feed, I noticed a friend of mine who was...