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October 2023

October 12, 2023

Making The Write Choice Asking The Write Questions

The day I finished this post on October 6th is the anniversary of Kristin and...

August 2023

August 25, 2023

Thoughts on Turning 49

Sometimes it's tough to think of new things to write on the same topic year...

May 2023

May 31, 2023

Reality Can Move Pretty Fast Around Us

“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates...

May 19, 2023

12 Youtube Channels I Listen To In The Car Or While Cleaning The House

I try to crank out 2 blog posts a week for the Catholic Bard. Sometimes...

March 2023

March 30, 2023

The Muse Goats On The Loose

As you live your ordinary everyday life, you may think you it's ho hum and...

March 23, 2023

Sorting Out My Writing Dreams and Goals Part 2

If your a writer what are your Writing Dreams and Goals? I started thinking about...

March 19, 2023

Sorting Out My Dreams and Goals Part 1

It's 2:33 AM in the middle of the night when I start jotting down these...

March 17, 2023

POST 500 -Musings on my Catholic Childhood

My writing partner the Carmelite (who doesn't write that much anymore) is gracing us with...

March 02, 2023

Stuck in a Moment

My brain really is lopsided and off kilter. I'm constantly stuck in a moment I...

January 2023

January 27, 2023

Failed Blog Post Attempts On My Birthday

Sometimes reading books is difficult but probably not as difficult as writing, constructing and crafting...

January 02, 2023

13 Years Married/30 Years Friends

When You Marry, Marry Your Best Friend. They will be with you from beginning to...

November 2022

November 07, 2022

Imperfection of Weird Al

There was a time in my life I got super excited about things. My emotions...

October 2022

October 06, 2022

Reflections on 1 year in Rhode Island

How many places have you lived? I lived in my mother's womb for 9 months....

August 2022

August 25, 2022

Make New Memories Even If They Fade

24 years ago in 1998 you were a year fresh out of college and you...

June 2022

June 09, 2022

Do you know Where Peter Is?

Just as the Queen is the head of England, so the pope is the visible...

April 2022

April 07, 2022

What Type(of)Writer Are You?

Yesterday marked 6 months of living in RI after moving there from Massachusetts where my...

February 2022

February 17, 2022

A Blank Catholic Writers Unfocused Mind

I was originally going to write an intro for a blog post of piffy nifty...

February 06, 2022

Robin Rocks 1963

As a writer you can write about anything. And hopefully make it interesting. Any subject...

January 2022

January 27, 2022

On The Day I Was Born, This Also Happen…

The Second Vatican Council, began on October 11, 1962 by Pope John XXIII and was closed...

January 13, 2022

Simple Evangelization

“Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.”...

January 02, 2022

Welcome 12 Years of Marriage in 2022

Happy Solemnity of Mary Mother of God and also Happy New Years Day What 2021...

October 2021

October 18, 2021

Remembering My Mother

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

October 15, 2021

Complaining About the Terrible Taste of College Food

With everything at Fitchburg State running in smooth order, you might have the opportunity to...

October 06, 2021

Movin’ Out 300th Post

On the occasion of our 300th post, here is a story about a big change...

September 2021

September 26, 2021

Just a Poet at Dementia Magic # 18

Today is our adopted daughter's 23rd birthday. Last year she called us on her birthday...

August 2021

August 25, 2021

The Significance of August 25

1974 The year that these movies came out. The Towering Inferno Earthquake Blazing Saddles...

June 2021

June 10, 2021

Writing Thoughts On My 250th Post

I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully...

June 09, 2021

A Year After Death

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

May 2021

May 09, 2021

Many Mothers in my Life

The big day arrived- Mark Steven decided to make his appearance a month early. He...

March 2021

March 17, 2021

Traveling through Ever-Changing Ireland

On the 200th Post of the Catholic Bard we present to you a piece that...