(Originally Posted March 31, 2020) With everyone at home during this confinement due to the coronavirus, I feel somewhat inundated with information from a myriad of sources… the news, medical updates with the latest statistics , requests for money, the latest prayer to rid ourselves of the virus, on-line mass from coast to coast, blogs, … Continue reading “Garbage In – Garbage Out” →

(Originally published April 3, 2020) Can you believe it was April Fools’ Day yesterday and there were essentially no April Fools jokes. I think it points to the fact that everyone is pretty concerned about where we find ourselves. The “statistics are a little short of staggering”. (This is a quote from the original KA … Continue reading Don’t Be The April Fool →

Hi everyone. I thought it was time for an update from “BLOG Central”.  Believe it or not, we’ve posted about 80 BLOGS since March 31st. Wow, that sounds like a lot. So, if someone joins us now, they are  80 behind…they may have missed some of the “best” (or “worst”) ones we’ve posted. What to do???  … Continue reading “BLOG Update” →

Married July 5, 1969 Lenny Castellaneta wrote “God watches out for children, drunks and fools. ” Actually I never heard of Lenny until today, but others have said similar things. Anyway however I qualify, I feel that God has been watching out for me.  It was 1966 and a friend of mine at St. Louis … Continue reading “God Takes Care Of Us” →

Most of us can remember when some sports star made a dramatic error…perhaps a fumble or blowing an easy shot…. remember Scott Norwood missing the field goal against the Giants in the Super Bowl, or Bill Buckner letting the ball go thru his legs against the Mets in the World Series, ….. how about the … Continue reading “To Fumble ….. You Have To Be In The Game” →

We were talking to a young priest friend the other day about intercession …”praying on behalf of another”. He mentioned that a number of people had agreed to pray for him and his priesthood. (The “Seven Sisters Apostolate” pray for priests…. one praying an hour each day of the week for a particular priest.)  Where would … Continue reading “Intercession / Standing in The Gap” →

I’ve often been struck by Jesus’s words from the Sermon on the where he speaks about the disaster that strikes those who ignore his words. "Every one then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house upon the rock; and the rain fell, and the … Continue reading “Withstanding The Storm” →

It was 1985, about 5:30 in the morning and I was on my way home from the Farmer’s Market on Raymond Blvd. in Newark. The sun was just beginning to come up and it was beautiful. I remember the moment.  It had become obvious that I was no “produce manager…no fruit stand czar”. In fact … Continue reading “The Farm Stand” →

Depending on the topic at hand, compromise can be a wise approach. For example, if you’re discussing where to go to dinner and the choices are White Castle and The Russian Tea Room in New York, you may want to compromise and head for that classic new restaurant in Millburn….”The Millburn Standard”. (Drew's new restaurant) On the other … Continue reading “Darkest Hours” →

I was talking with my newest son-in-law the other day and it became clear that we are both a bit nostalgic. We just got rid of our living room couch which accompanied us thru raising 10 kids; it had originally belonged to Judy’s family. Wow, memories started to flood back…. maybe we should keep the … Continue reading “The Good Old Days” →