Labor Day – the unofficial end of Summer and beginning of Fall. The change in seasons is one of the many things my wife and I love about Michigan, though the later sunrise and earlier sunset can be a bit of a drag. But the change is welcomed in that it is a breakout of …
Deacon on Duty – Assumption
It is cliché, but technology can be used for good and bad. The Internet is no different. You don’t have to search hard to find the bad that is accessible through a web browser on your computer or phone. On the flipside, the good is the Internet puts information at our fingertips what we might …
Deacon on Duty – The Real Deal
Pictures from Juanita’s and my trip to Italy eleven years ago rotate as the background on my computer. They are reminders of a two-week trip during which we visited four cities and surrounding areas, went through numerous churches, saw all sorts of ancient sites, and had wonderful meals. Scratch that: we had phenomenal meals! The …
Deacon on Duty – A New Season
This weekend we return to Ordinary Time. With it we return to wearing green and white, my favorite colors! But we’ll avoid the sports rivalry topic for now. We could perhaps talk of family rivalry of a sort… During the week leading up to Pentecost Fr. J.J. and I attended a Families of Parishes clergy …