Leo Bretholz (March 6, 1921 - March 8, 2014)Photo: Many thanks to Lisa Shifren Photography Leo Bretholz has inspired John Carroll seniors for years with his words of wisdom and courage as he recounted the atrocities that he and countless others endured at the hands of the Nazis during the Holocaust.Read More
A funeral Mass for Daughter of Charity Mary Ann Bozel was offered March 8 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in EmmitsburgRead More
This morning, when I went to put the boys in the car, perfectly parallel-parked just inches from the curb, I noticed something was off. The glass was all intact, but the box from my new running shoes was in Leo’s car seat base. When I opened the front door, IRead More
Maybe it was when I noticed our 4-year-old was playing with a rubber band he found in the pew.Maybe it was when I was fielding murmured questions about whether everyone has “infinity” strands of hair.Maybe it was when I glanced down and saw that he was pretending his coat wasRead More
Wish I was in South Florida this weekend. Not to soak up much-needed sun, but to pay my respects to Stan “Stas” Koziol.Stas was just 48 when he died March 3, less than two months after being diagnosed with leukemia. He was one of the best players in the storiedRead More