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Posted October 5, 20235 Comments life and death

Learn Mercy

The meaning of life can be understood very simply. The Lord’s Prayer In the month of October, we Catholics are encouraged to pray the rosary — whether it be for … Continue Reading Learn Mercy

Posted August 3, 2023 in the world

Time Well Spent

Are we having fun yet? Summer always flies by too fast! All of those things that you wanted to do — or all of those things that you thought you … Continue Reading Time Well Spent

A wheat field with the words In all circumstances give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus. Happy Thanksgiving every day

Posted November 24, 2022 biographical

Honest Gratitude

I would’ve liked to have had a different life. Different in that I would’ve liked to have been born without a progressive motor neuron disease, to be able to take … Continue Reading Honest Gratitude

Graveyard with a church in the background and a sky that looks like heaven

Posted November 10, 20223 Comments biographical

Eternal Life? Really?

Getting personal. If I truly believe in life after death, then… I profess to believe in the afterlife. But do I really mean it? Do I act on my faith? … Continue Reading Eternal Life? Really?

Posted June 17, 20213 Comments biographical

Real Men Stay

I should be dead, but I’m not. I should be a forty something-year-old in a nursing home, but I’m not. I should be miserable, but I’m not. Why? The reason … Continue Reading Real Men Stay

Posted October 3, 20191 Comment in the world

Today, one of my friends is celebrating a birthday. This young man (young enough to be my son, and yes that makes me feel old) lives with cerebral palsy and … Continue Reading Celebrating the Gift of You

summer, fun, party, time well spent, time

Posted August 8, 20198 Comments biographical

Are We Having Fun yet?

I have a morbid sense of time passing. This probably comes from doctors telling my parents, when I was two, that my disease meant I wouldn’t live to be a … Continue Reading Are We Having Fun yet?

fireworks, Fourth of July, Independence Day, child

Posted July 3, 20193 Comments biographical

What Does It Mean to Be Independent?

My mother tells me that I was conceived on the Fourth of July. She says that she remembers well the hot summer night on their back porch in the city, … Continue Reading What Does It Mean to Be Independent?

Church, holy, Christina Chase, Ste. Anne-de-Beaupré

Posted June 14, 201915 Comments biographical

Real Men Stay

I should be dead, but I’m not. I should be a forty something-year-old in a nursing home, but I’m not. I should be miserable, but I’m not. Why? The reason … Continue Reading Real Men Stay

Posted September 21, 20179 Comments biographical

4 Life Lessons of Football

This reflection is about football. That subject may seem like a departure for me, especially if you’ve read my blog before, but it’s really not. Football happens to be one … Continue Reading 4 Life Lessons of Football

Posted May 25, 20171 Comment biographical

YouTube Channel – For Better or for Worse

Sometimes, I think that people make YouTube videos because they like the sound of their own voices. But, I assure you, that’s not the case with me. I seriously DISLIKE the sound … Continue Reading YouTube Channel – For Better or for Worse

Posted May 18, 20178 Comments biographical

What’s Wrong with Her?

While in a mall or some kind of store, I have often seen, out of the corner of my eye, a young child staring at me in my wheelchair. Sometimes, … Continue Reading What’s Wrong with Her?