Some time ago a worldwide survey was done throughout the world on recognizable symbols that had some interesting results. The Olympic symbol of the five linked rings was recognized by 92%…

It was 3:00 AM on a cold, rainy morning when a doctor was awakened by an emergency phone call. He struggled out of bed, pulled on his clothes, went out…

One day a young boy was anxiously awaiting his father to come home from work. He had games he wanted to play with his father. But his father was late…

One man was talking to his friend and he exclaimed: “My wife and I had a bang up fight last night.” His friend asked him how did it wind up. “Why she came…

One day I was typing away on my laptop and my screen went blank. Then a yellow bar appeared that said: LOW BATTERY RECHARGE IMMEDIATELY. Laptops, smart phones and tablets…

In today’s First Reading (Genesis 9:8-15) God sets the rainbow in the sky and says, “I set my bow in the clouds to serve as a sign of the covenant between…

As the war in Viet Nam was ending, newsman Bob Considine accompanied a baby orphan girl from Viet Nam to the U.S. so she could be adopted. On the long…

For years I’ve thought about writing a book entitled: “Catholicism Made Simple.” There are so many of these “Made Simple” books on the market, on everything from computers to auto mechanics. So…

When I was first ordained there was a divorced woman in the parish named Gretchen. She had just gotten remarried in court without a Church annulment. But she continued to…

A well-to-do family built a huge home next to the Amish community in Indiana. The Amish were standing there looking on in astonishment as the movers were unloading the snow…