As we grow older and have left our childhood homes, I think most of us find that we take more of those childhood experiences with us than we ever would have imagined. Currently, there is a commercial on TV from Progressive Insurance that depicts a husband taking on the qualities, characteristics, i...
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A couple of weeks ago, a song that I had not heard in quite some time was sung at Mass. It is entitled “We Belong to You,” by Victoria and Trevor Thomson, and has been “stuck in my head” since that time. This has happened to me many times with various songs in the past. This...
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My husband and I recently attended a performance of the Wizard of Oz at Reitz Memorial High School in Evansville. I have seen this in movie form many, many times over the years. It entertained, fascinated and scared me a little each time I watched it.    But I found myself watching a...
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What do we mean by Church?  How are scripture and tradition interrelated in our understanding of Church?  What does it mean to be Church?  Is going to church for the weekend liturgy what Church is all about?  What are we as adult Catholic Christians to understand and believe? Th...
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Did the title of this article capture your attention? Did it pique your interest enough to cause you to google its meaning? If you did you now know that Bellezza is the Italian word for beauty. Beauty itself does in fact do that to us doesn’t it? Beauty stops us in our tracks, causes us to pa...
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On a recent Sunday morning after Mass my husband Jerry and I stopped for a breakfast sandwich. While at the restaurant we ran into one of the therapists that had done in-home therapy with my sister Sue in the past. Rose asked, “How is Sue doing?” Since Sue’s stroke at the age of 4...
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As we celebrate Easter once again, I recall the memories I have from this special day. After I was old enough to understand the truth about the Easter Bunny, I began to help my grandma dye eggs.  In those days, she used food coloring to make those special eggs.  We carefully cooked the eg...
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The morning of Feb. 16 was the first time in 32 years that I was not greeted by a dog’s wagging tail and an enthusiastic acknowledgement for my sudden appearance. This constant in my life always made me feel loved and glad I made my way downstairs to start a new day. It was the first time I d...
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“But a Samaritan traveler who came upon him was moved with compassion at the sight. He approached the victim, poured oil and wine over his wounds and bandaged them. Then he lifted him up on his own animal, took him to an inn and cared for him” (Luke 10: 33-34). The story of the Good Sam...
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I – as I am sure, many of you – have been watching the Olympics when I can. I enjoy watching the competitions, but I enjoy even more the stories that go with each athlete that may be featured.  The Olympics are amazing to see in the first place.  We see all the athletes who co...
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