Hello. And here we are almost at the end of another week. Last week I wrote to you about those “What If” moments we have in our lives. Those are the ones that we wonder if I had made other decisions in my life. It seems that just when you have things all together and…

Hello, and good day! I don’t know about you, but I have found myself getting rid of a lot of “stuff” that I have gathers throughout my life. Little trinkets that at one time I thought were so important. But as time goes on and after my experience with hospice, I have discovered for myself,…

Hello. As we speed through the Season of Easter, we need to keep in mind just what it is that we have celebrated. When we have these seasons after great feasts like Christmas or Easter, they are given to us so that we might continue the celebration long after the calendar day. Seasons give us…

Greetings. I hope your weekend went well. I am sure that each of us have had those, “WHAT IF” moments. What if I did this or if I did that. I know I have. “What if is would have stayed in New Jersey?” What if I had not worked in hospice, and instead worked in…

Hello. Happy Third Sunday of Easter. In my reading, I came across this saying by C. S. Lewis and I thought of a Broadway play called, “With eyes wide shut.” I have often used that expression for some people who cannot or will not see the reality that is right in front of them. I…

Hello, happy Saturday. Well, once again I have to say that it seems that we are just flying through these days of the Easter season. I find myself having to keep a calendar near me so that I can know what the date is or what day it is. It just seems that no matter…

Greeting and peace to you all. I think it would be safe to say that we all have had those dark moments in our lives when everything seems to be falling upon us all at once. We sit and wonder how we are going to get all we have to do done. So much to…

Greetings, hope all goes well. I found this book that I had “put away” for safe keeping and it was so well put away, that I forgot where I put it. At long last, I found it. The book is a prayer book from the Iona Community. This is an ecumenical Christian community established by…

Hello, I hope your week is going well. We all have experienced a death in our families or among our friends. And as we get older, this thing death, seems to visit a lot more. But as believing Christians, we are called to believe that our loved ones are now with the Lord and are at…

Greetings. As we move further away from the great feast of Easter we still bask in the Light of the Resurrection. I have often wondered why some people stay on that lonely hill outside the city of Jerusalem. And as they stand there, they focus on the empty Cross. We need to understand that the…

Greetings. Hope all is well. I guess we all have asked the question to ourselves or to others, “What is heaven like?” I am sure we all have our own idea of what it may be like. But then the words of St. Paul come to mind when he writes in his first letter to…

Good Day. Hope all goes well with you all. If you would, please keep in your prayers our Brother Richard who is in the hospital. Well, here we are starting the second week of our Easter season. As I said before, this season of joy will be with us for some time. Our Mass readings…

Greetings, and Easter peace!! I came across this quote by Helen Keller. I am sure you all have heard of her, and despite her disabilities, she became a prolific writer and enabled us to see that even with such disabilities as she had, she accomplished great things. Helen Keller tells us the following. “Faith is the…

Happy Easter Friday! When I was in the Alexian Brothers Community, the Friday after Easter was known as “Golden Friday”. From what we were told, it was a long-standing feast in the community. It may have been a German tradition. As I said before, Easter is one of those feasts that we will be celebrating…

Sorry this is late, had a little computer problem today. Hello, I hope your week is going well. As I have said before, the work of salvation which was given to the disciples is handed down through the ages to us today. We now are the modern-day disciples that have been commissioned to go forth…

Hello, and again, Happy Easter. It has been said in the Gospel of John, “And you will know the truth and the truth will set you free.” (Jn 8:31) It is a good practice to always tell the truth. The Christian Leader, Clarence W. Hall, tells us “Easter says you can put the truth in…