Originally Posted Mar. 31, 2022 You may remember the famous line in the movie Dirty Harry….. “Go Ahead, Make My Day”. You didn’t bluff and bully Dirty Harry. Well, it seems the blind man in John Chapter 9 had a little bit of “Harry Callahan” in him…. he was one smart, tough, and holy cookie.  … Continue reading “Make My Day” →

Originally Posted March 30, 2022 We are spoiled. There are so many excellent meditations and inspired stories available to us today. Everyday I have to force myself to delete many of them…it’s just too much…how much steak and lobster can I handle. Well, for those of you thinking, “Dave, where does your BLOG fall in … Continue reading “Time For Some Dancing” →

Originally Posted March 29, 2022 Manna in the dessert…. an intriguing action of God for the people of Israel. God fed his people in the dessert everyday with manna in the morning and quail in the evening. It sounds normal, but it wasn’t…. it was extraordinary…supernatural…a miracle. If you happened to get up early and … Continue reading “One Day The Manna Stopped” →

Originally Posted March 28, 2023 I’ve enjoyed watching March Madness this year. There have been many captivating stories ….. from 15 seed St. Peter’s in Jersey City, to 75 year old Coach K of Duke seeking his 6th National Championship in his last year of coaching. Coach Mike Krzyzewski (Coach K for short) is a good man, a good … Continue reading “Keeping Our Act Together” →

As you may have noticed the BLOG took a break for the Thanksgiving holiday. It’s been a great few days, but I need a two week vacation to recover… I’m exhausted. Our life is very blessed and very full. With that said, it really takes grace to celebrate. Let me give you an idea what … Continue reading “It Takes Grace To Celebrate” →

I had a chat about Thanksgiving at my physical therapy session today. We agreed that Thanksgiving is generally a more relaxing holiday celebration... the "drama level" seems to be lower...people tend to get along better. Hey, maybe it's the turkey. I recently saw that "turkey meat contains tryptophan, an amino acid that the body needs … Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving →

Time is racing by… the leaves have turned and the temperature is dropping. November is the last month of the church year, ending with the feast of Christ the King on November 26th.  December 3rd is the first day of Advent, the first day of the new church year. Wow, it seems like time accelerates as you … Continue reading “Be Encouraged” →

Originally Posted March 23, 2023 Some days I struggle to stay positive and hopeful and  joyful…why is this ? Well, maybe it’s the spicy food I ate last night and the resulting poor night’s sleep, maybe it’s the fact that my March Madness bracket is on life support, maybe it’s because I was shocked at the “old … Continue reading “Take A Deep Breath….” →

We are blessed with a large and wonderful family. When you add up our children, their spouses, their children, on average we have a celebration every three days of the year. I do try to pray for each of them by name every day.  Yet with this many, you have to pay attention to precedence. If … Continue reading “Happy Birthday, Ang” →

Originally Posted March 22, 2022 I remember the story of a pastor who was annoyed by a “parishioner Joe” sleeping during his carefully crafted sermon ….. ”that is so rude, not even trying to pay attention, I can’t believe it…..”. After Mass, Joe came up to him and said,” I’m so sorry I was dozing off in … Continue reading “Does My Happy Face Look Like My Crabby Face?” →