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September 2023

September 08, 2023

Made it Two Days…

I'd vowed to write five hundred words each day but life got in the way. ...

September 06, 2023

Five Hundred Degrees Outside, Five Hundred Words Here

Today, I know it wasn't so hot one could fry eggs on the car, but...

September 05, 2023

Writing At the Seams of Life

These days, my ugly list never seems to shrink. For those unfamiliar with this term,...

August 2023

August 23, 2023

What is My Life’s Theme?

Next week, the new school year starts. I'm not ready. As such, we've spent this...

August 13, 2023

How To Grow Deeper In Love with Jesus

Spend more time with Him, and you will find yourself much less interesting. Adoration always...

August 08, 2023

Summer Break is Over, Back to Writing Humor and Catholic Spiritual Goodness

So last week, I wanted to treat myself after a morning of filling out financial...

July 2023

July 24, 2023

Arm Chair Quarterbacking and Spoilers..There, I fixed it for you.

This weekend, I saw that movie about the doll that everyone is talking about. It...

July 18, 2023

The Bruised Reed World

Last week, I irritated people online. Some people who profess to be Catholic were engaged...

July 16, 2023

Ten Ways to Love Your Family Better

Love always involves sacrifice. Being a mom or a dad is difficult because the world...

July 12, 2023

Today, Make God’s Love Visible

Image by Victoria_Regen from Pixabay I haven't written as I've been away with my family. We drove 1,398...

June 2023

June 29, 2023

Side Effects

Image by Lynn Greyling from Pixabay It's been about two years since I was diagnosed with cancer, and...

June 20, 2023

Praying for a Friend Anyway

A high school friend I reconnected with on Facebook just posted, that cancer is going...

June 03, 2023

How You Know This Wasn’t Written by an AI Bot

art by geralt First, there's the absence of timeliness. AIbots don't need time, rest, inspiration...

May 2023

May 26, 2023

Summer is Just Around The Corner

So, what are you doing to make it one worth remembering? Every year, my kids...

May 24, 2023

Praying for Everyone

Our lives seem very frail these days. The news tells me every day, of how...

May 16, 2023

It’s Dangerous But Neccessary to Be Real

Yesterday, I examined the dirth of curiosity that sprung from cell phones and Covid. Today,...

May 15, 2023

We Don’t See Clearly What Was Lost in 2020

The Washington Post wrote an editorial about funding being given to schools to cope with...

May 14, 2023

Happy Mother’s Day

Dear Mom, Thank you. I know as your first born, I got to teach you...

May 02, 2023

May and the Rosary Month –a Reminder to Call Your Mom

May is dedicated to Mary. As a kid, I loved the May crowning of...

April 2023

April 26, 2023

When You Are Caught

Image by Intergalactic_C from Pixabay We don't like to think about being caught. Most of our lives...

April 15, 2023

Divine Mercy is the Perfect Counter to the Fallen World

Do we forgive others? Do we really renounce our requirement of retribution, of revenge?...

April 08, 2023

The Emptiness of the Sealed Filled Tomb

Photo by TC Perch at Pixabay Holy Saturday is hard. It's the hurry-up...

April 02, 2023

How Can We Not Drink?

Jesus repeats his prayer three times, "Father if it is your will, take this cup...

March 2023

March 26, 2023

Two Weeks to Easter

Last week, my pastor gave me the anointing of the sick because my arm is...

March 22, 2023

It’s Birthday Palooza

Paul at his 14th birthday, on a road trip to Notre Dame. We've entered the...

March 14, 2023

How do You Manage Teens? You Love Them

Photo of us spending quality time with the teens --as we took everyone to see...

March 06, 2023

Movies For All Seasons

With ten kids, we've seen our share of kid-friendly movies. Once-a-week movie night can become...

March 05, 2023

No, I Haven’t Given Up Writing for Lent

However, I am down an arm. Currently, my left arm is in a cast compression...

February 2023

February 19, 2023

My Annual Lent, Lent, and More Lent Ideas Post

I love Lent. Every year, I love thinking about what to do, and how the...

February 16, 2023

The World Keeps Thinking It Knows But it Does Not

"We have met the enemy and it is us."--Pogo. I remember reading Pogo as a...

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