Archive for August, 2006
Well, I have been on the job with my new employer for 2 full weeks now and I can honestly say it has been a really great experience so far. Nice people, nice work environment and I have been able to handle the work without embarrassing myself. As a matter of fact, this whole experience [...]
I am periodically surprised when I am reading the Bible and I come across one of the standard, popular scripture texts that are often quoted in secular and religious contexts. “An eye for an eye” or “Don’t cast pearls before swine” can show up in casual conversation or be spoken from the pulpit. I’m not [...]
The job I’m in now requires me to travel to a different part of the city, an area with which I am none too familiar. So, as I have in the early days of other employments, I set out to find the nearest Catholic Church.
The closest is St. Mary’s, billed as the 4th oldest Catholic [...]
Unlike George W. Bush and his infamous aircraft carrier landing after ousting Sadaam Hussein, my mission was actually accomplished. Of course, my objective was a little easier to attain and that was to go to the first day at my new job and get the “new kid in school” stuff out of the way, avoid [...]
Today is the 9th anniversary of my sister Maryellen’s death. On Wednesday, August 13, 1997, at about 10AM, Maryellen died peacefully in her home after an extended struggle with breast cancer. She was just 35 years old and left a son, a husband, 3 brothers and both parents. She was the youngest in my family [...]
I pray and I wait. I pray more and wait more. I pray for others and I hope to hear that these prayers were answered. Others pray for me and I yearn to tell them that our collective prayers have been heard. We pray and we wait. We pray more and wait more. And every [...]
