I bet I did something for New Year’s Day that you didn’t do! I spent the day preparing for my colonoscopy. While you were drinking your bubbly – I was drinking my ugly! Don’t I know how to have fun?Read More
Just as I was wrapping up my work for the day, the phone rang. It was Daniel’s preschool teacher. He had fallen off of a chair and hit his head hard on the tile floor. He had a big bump and was crying. She sounded worried. I was at the school within 10Read More
I have a confession to make. I am a Patriots fan. Please keep reading. I’ll explain. I grew up in Connecticut, watching the Patriots every Sunday; yes, even during those horrible pre- Belichick / Brady years. I move down “south” to attend graduate school at The Catholic University of America, fellRead More
As National Vocation Awareness Week (NVAW) winds down, it’s interesting to think about the face of vocations to the priesthood and religious life in the 21st century world in which we live. The annual week-long celebration of the Catholic Church in the United States is dedicated to promoting vocations to theRead More
My grandmother took my family to the Dominican Republic the day after Christmas for a family vacation.We stayed in Punta Cana in the La Altagracia Province of the Dominican Republic. La Altagracia Province is the eastern-most area of the Dominican Republic.What struck me the most about the trip was theRead More
A funeral Mass for Sister of St. Francis of Philadelphia Joan Griffin will be offered Jan. 18 at Assisi House in Aston, Pa. Sister Joan died Jan. 13. She was 86.Read More