Please bear with me as I am feeling rather deep this evening. Take a moment, close your eyes, and take a deep breath. Now, remember the first time you fell in love with another person. I bet you remember the year and maybe even what you were wearing. Certainly you...
A few weeks ago, my friend Leo and I saw Angels and Demons. For the record, we are both practicing Catholics and we, in spite of seeing the movie, are still practicing Catholics. Imagine that… When I was a child, I broke a mirror. My mother told me it would be 7...
This past year, our triplets turned seven. It was the first time in seven years that we did not have a birthday party for them. Initially, they were upset about that because they would not be able to share their birthday with their friends. Truth be told, they were...
While President Obama is in Rome this week for the G8 summit, he is scheduled to meet with the Pope. This meeting is causing some outrage amongst Catholics who question why the Pope would want to meet with President Obama given the latter’s support of abortion. This...
Another run today and another chance to see how faith and culture intersect.______________Every year I start an argument with my wife over mulch. I know it sounds crazy but it used to boggle my mind why we had to lay down new mulch every year. She always told me it...
I wanted to share with you a memory of my father that was published in The Stamford Advocate in June of 2008.My father has had a wonderful impact on my life and it motivated to write this piece.______________What do an old pair of Nike sneakers, Paul Simon, The...
