Oct

23

One Soul

October 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I went to Eucharistic Adoration today.  It’s become part of my regular Thursday routine.  I sometimes doze off (peace, quiet and serenity is so rare in my home that I naturally can’t help myself when the opportunity presents itself).  But today I stayed awake long enough to notice that we had a little bit of [...]

Oct

22

What is Expected of Us?

October 22, 2008 | 1 Comment

I often ponder the question - what is expected of us; specifically what is expected of me? 
It’s not an easy answer for me as I play many roles.  I’m a father, husband, son, godfather, uncle, friend, worker, coach, board member, fraternal brother, etc.; not to mention my responsibilities as an American and a Catholic.  I have expectations of [...]

Oct

19

“Render Unto Caesar”

October 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I’m struck by three juxtapositions today. 
The first is that Cincinnati’s new Archbishop was named on Friday.  We are getting Bishop Dennis Schnurr from the Diocese of Duluth, MN.  The Cincinnati Enquirer has run a couple of articles on him.  But it was today’s that caught my attention.  It was in the form of a Q&A [...]

Sep

21

Pessimism

September 21, 2008 | 1 Comment

There seems to be a great deal to be pessimistic about these days - an uncertain economy, a generation-defining election; historic turmoil in the financial markets; and Revelations-like global insecurity.  There is much for us to be worried about, especially considering that most of our anxiety is caused by events over which we have very little control.
So, I [...]

Sep

19

Our Responsibility to Our Daughters

September 19, 2008 | 1 Comment

I ended up lecturing my best friend today.  I didn’t mean to; it just came out that way.
The topic was daughters.
Mine is in first grade and growing up way too fast.  His is about to be born (his first child).
Somehow we had been on the subject of getting teenagers to wait to have sex.  He [...]

Sep

7

Distractions

September 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I am a political junkie; have been since I was a little kid.  I also happen to love the Olympics.  Oh, and I decided to join a fantasy football league this year and coach my son’s fall t-ball team.
I’ve had a busy last few weeks, especially when I add in a hectic time at work, the kids starting back [...]

Sep

3

Bristol Palin & This Father’s Fear

September 3, 2008 | 2 Comments

As a father, I am very afraid for my children as I watch the Bristol Palin story unfold.
The way this story is being covered is sickening; and should send a shiver down the spine of every father in this nation.
There is a large segment of our society that will use, exploit and destroy children just [...]

Sep

1

An Unanswered Question

September 1, 2008 | 3 Comments

I was born a bastard son; illegitimate; unplanned; with birth defects to boot.  In some people’s view, I was a child who was better off going straight from my mother’s womb to my heavenly reward because I was a “punishment” or an “inconvenience” to my mother.
So as an illegitimate child, I’ve been thinking a lot today about Bristol Palin, the [...]

Aug

19

Olympic Dreams & Nightmares

August 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Every Olympics has them - the stories of dreams and nightmares.  Today brought three of them.
This is the dream come true from U.S. freestyle wrestler, Henry Cejudo.
This is the nightmare for U.S. hurdler Lolo Jones and 400M Sanya Richards.
All three went through life experiences worthy of wearing the gold - only one actually did (although [...]

Aug

18

Respect for Others

August 18, 2008 | 4 Comments

Last night, I worked the Bengals game.  Our Knights of Columbus Council has a concession stand with two other councils that we man and we get a cut of the money we take in for our respective groups.  Most of the concession stands at Paul Brown Stadium are manned by one community group or another and [...]

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