A lot of sadness, a lot of humor

Well, Reader-land, after consultation with a professional hostage negotiator, aka someone who knows things, we finally told three of our kids the news about what the outcome of ALS is for me.
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What do I say to my daughters?

In many ways, this is much harder for me to write, in that I am not a woman and can never fully understand.  It’s easy to have tough love from father to son.  But as a father, I want to protect my daughters like a lion protects the pride. Continue reading “What do I say to my daughters?”

I got some spiritual direction.

This week I spoke via email with some friends of mine, and they are both priests.  And they both shared some course correction for me from my last post. Continue reading “I got some spiritual direction.”

preach it, brother!

Oh man, so many thoughts in my head and I can’t talk to anyone anymore!  I have some questions, first for me because I am the worst, but to all of us. Continue reading “preach it, brother!”

A follow-up to the follow-up

20130502-103928Thanks to Sherri and Jenn from Reader-land, I would be remiss if I didn’t include Phil Lawlers take on this situation. His article, Is the Pope a heretic? The danger of asking the wrong question, is worth reading for a rational, well-educated take.

But I disagree, so I have to explain. Continue reading “A follow-up to the follow-up”