8/17/2024 Email
At the risk of forgetting what my own bed feels like, I am having one last hurrah before summer ends. The entirety of my vacation was supposed to be at the Jersey Shore, but then my daughter, Catherine, threw us a curve ball. The two friends who had driven with her cross country had dierent...
8/11/2024 Email
Asking for forgiveness rather than permission, I am a day late with my email this week. I spent last week covering ground in the western part of the state, starting on Monday, and by Friday afternoon, both my minivan and I were operating on fumes. So, after a good night’s sleep… My trip down...
7/27/2024 Email
You are all probably aware that this week the long awaited National Eucharistic Conference is being held in Indianapolis, with 50,000 lay people, 1500 clergy, and 200 bishops and cardinals in attendance. Our own Bishop Knestout is there along with a strong delegation from our diocese. If you, like me, are not there, you can...
7/13/2024 Email
Good morning, My mommy said she could use a break today, so she asked if I would write to you. I am a little man of few words (but plenty of barks,) so I will keep this brief. Since assuming my new role, I have enjoyed reviewing messages from you and your pets. Even...
7/06/2024 Email
I hope everyone is enjoying a 4th of July weekend however you wish to celebrate – festively, quietly, or with your toes in the sand! As for me, my nose will be in a book…a thick one called The Covenant of Water. I hope to finish it this weekend, but it is so enthralling that...
6/8/2024 Email
As I have written about many times, my job keeps me plugged in to what’s going on in our Catholic schools – and I love it! While most students are out for summer, some of our schools were still celebrating graduations this week – both from 8th grade and from High School. This weekend Cristo...
5/31/2024 Email
By any measure, it has been a busy week. For my family, we finished 7th grade for the final time. It was my third time (me, my daughter, and my son,) and I never, ever want to do that again. Between trying to learn DNA replication in science, to suƯering through Algebra that I know...
5/31/2024 Email
By any measure, it has been a busy week. For my family, we finished 7th grade for the final time. It was my third time (me, my daughter, and my son,) and I never, ever want to do that again. Between trying to learn DNA replication in science, to suering through Algebra that I know...
5/25/2024 Email
Summer’s unoƯicial start is this weekend, the time that we also pause to honor those who have given their lives for our country. The Memorial Day weekend is a bookend to the season, and each year I find myself full of hope and aspirations for what the next three months might hold in store. How...
5/17/2024 Email
It is very hard to surprise me. For example, when I was in elementary school, I discovered where my mom hid Christmas presents, and I had the audacity to take them out and play with them before she wrapped them – without her ever knowing. Fast forward to present times, and I can usually guess...
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