A Catholic couple. Searching for God in the ordinary. Helping others do the same.
I rejoice in the Lord… He permitted me to retire so that I could locate those horrible tiny burned out bulbs on this freaking fake tree that has obviously seen better years. God knew I’d end up broken like them if I was still employed and had to come home and try to fix the…
Starting retirement in Advent is like two major life changes at once. I’ll talk about retirement later, but for now just know that my Advent offering is to spend less, much less time, on social media, more time with silence and spiritual reading (“The Power of Silence: Against the Dictatorship of Noise by Cardinal Sarah)…
As a permanent deacon for our diocese, the bishop assigned me to assist the chaplain at one of our senior living centers. This particular center boasts a very large campus and serves a spectrum of needs. From stand alone private homes to apartments, assisted nursing to a dedicated Alzheimer’s unit. One evening, my rounds took…
Although these are not my words (it’s a short story circling around on the www) they will be one day… Fear of Your Parents’ Old Age There is a break in the family history, where the ages accumulate and overlap, and the natural order makes no sense: it’s when the child becomes the parent of…