9/11/01

I had just left mass at all Saints, turned on Elliott in the Morning, and I was driving to work at Hechts in Tysons Corner.  Elliott was trying to figure out what idiot had hit the Giant Building in New York.  People were calling in and they didn’t know exactly what happened, so there was the usual laughter.

Then the second plane hit. Continue reading “9/11/01”

Holy hour finish!

This Sunday we had another holy hour to mark the closing of the 54 day rosary novena!  And the place was packed, again!

Responsible parents kept at home because it was a school night. Continue reading “Holy hour finish!”

The Five Love Languages

This is your warning that there will be adult jokes and videos, so kids, don’t read.

This came up because you know what, illness is hard on a family!
Continue reading “The Five Love Languages”

It’s not rocket surgery!!

Reader-land, I apologize for taking so long to write this!  You have to thank our dear friend Susan who took us to Lourdes last year, and who asked for an update about my mom! Continue reading “It’s not rocket surgery!!”

Brutal reminders

Normally we don’t think about our own death, do we?  The Catholic Church encourages meditation on the four last things: death, judgement, Heaven, and hell.  But we often forget and think it is far away.  Then comes a brutal reminder of our mortality. Continue reading “Brutal reminders”