The Ultimate Secret Santa
In 1971 when he was down on his luck, Larry Stewart was given a free breakfast from the owner of the Dixie Diner in Houston, Mississippi. He had been fired just ...
Rest, and the Search for God
As a kid, I wasn’t a fan of Sundays. After Mass, my family took it easy. Usually, a big Sunday dinner with roast beef or chicken was followed by my ...
A Lifelong Task
A friend recently described to me his near-death, or out-of-body experience. Like many who have had such experiences, he said he is a changed man. He is religious in a ...
The Road to God
For almost a year, construction crews have been busy around our house, which abuts a street being reconstructed. Some of the work is on our property or on property we ...
A Thanksgiving Memory of a Near Tragedy
Back when our daughter, Maureen, was almost two, I ran over her with my car. I was parked in our driveway and was leaving to go somewhere – I don’t ...
Aging and Other Unmentionables
My Dad, Leo “Pat” Carney, died in 1995 at the age of 94. A native of Emmetsburg, Ia. – named after Irish patriot Robert Emmet and once a magnet for ...