When the sun is shining and everything you touch turns to gold…. boy life can seem really good. Everyone likes and admires you. You’re a genius Dave…. hey Dave, do you have time to get a cup of coffee…let me pick your brain. You’re truly a genius. (Just to put your mind at ease, I haven’t had … Continue reading “I Seem To Keep Failing” →

I love music….not all music, but a lot of different kinds of music. My mother loved classical music and hated rock music….she would make a face and say ”Uggh, that Elvis”.  I remember the first time I heard “Don’t Be Cruel” in 1956, I thought wow, that’s pretty cool. It wasn’t the lyrics…. even as a … Continue reading “Music Touches My Soul” →

We may recall Jesus’s words to his friend and disciple, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things.” (Luke 10:41)  He made it clear to her that this was not a good thing. In the turmoil of today’s world, I can find myself “troubled about many things”. While it is pretty normal to … Continue reading “Circle Of Influence” →

(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” →