My car is a 1991 Toyota Camry. It’s got about 173,000 miles on it, and gets me where I need to go in northern Virginia. It’s the rare year I drive it more than 1,000 miles. I had some problems with the car shortly after I moved here in 2004, and got ripped off at… Continue reading In Praise of Integrity
Category: Life in the 50s
A First Communion Reflection
We’ve had First Communions at my parish the past couple of weeks, and they are such a gas! First, I love a day when the pews are crowded to the max, because it’s always an
Every Day Catholics
A little over a week ago, I was asked about being profiled in Every Day Catholic‘s August issue. I was honored, and said yes of course. If you don’t know Every Day Catholic, its goal is to help readers apply Christian principles to everyday life. As a result, I’ve been thinking about just what an… Continue reading Every Day Catholics
About Hope
Faith, hope, and love. Paul told us the greatest is love… but what about the other two? I was at a large dinner party last night, and this was one of the topics of discussion at my end of the table. Four of us stayed late and, over several glasses of wine, kept the