ON THIS ROCK
“Let us begin again, for until now we have done nothing.” This is today’s quote on the Catholic Gentleman app. These strong words were said by Saint Francis of Assisi. [...]
Best Friends
Our parish Christmas dinner was this past Saturday. I was graciously invited to be part of the night’s entertainment, but that meant I had to memorize some songs. Memorizing lyrics [...]
A Mother’s Gift
The best gift I received from my mom was given to me when I was very young. Really both my mom and dad gave it to me. They gave me [...]
Happy Birthday Father Carr
Father Carr would be 82 years old today. We still love to celebrate his birthday at the Place 2B, and we should. He certainly deserves our prayers and homage for [...]
The Gravesite
I visited Father Carr’s gravesite this morning. Since I have been director of Father Carr’s Place 2B, it’s something I have been wanting to do. I tried a few weeks [...]
Community
I am in awe of the committee we have planning our first CARRnival for KIDS. These volunteers abound with great ideas. Nothing stops them from putting an idea into action. It’s [...]
A Touch Of Pentecost
The much-anticipated snow storm had already started when a young man walked through the front doors of the Mother Teresa Center. He looked to be of Hispanic descent and said [...]
The Exit
Do you ever wonder how many times you say “goodbye” in your life? There are so many different ways to do that. We have long goodbyes when we don’t really [...]
Word Of The Day
Our brand-new LED message board was installed right before I started in August. I have to admit, I have fun thinking of ways to use the sign. I can grab [...]
Where’s Jesus
At our men’s shelter meeting last night I read from Luke’s Gospel, Chapter 2: vs 41-52. It’s the reading of Jesus staying behind in the temple in Jerusalem, while Mary [...]
What Child Is This
We all do it. We sit and stare in awe of newborn babies. They are after all miracles. We look at their tiny features trying to figure out who they [...]