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December 8, 2009

It’s Tiger Hunting Season

Tiger WoodsIf you pay any attention to sports, Internet news sites, or television, you already know what’s going on with Tiger Woods.  On Friday, November 27th at approximately 2:25 a.m., Tiger crashed his Cadillac Escalade into a neighbor’s tree.

November 28, 2009

The Bell Ringers Are Back Already?

Salvation Army World War I Poster

Salvation Army World War I Poster

November 21, 2009

The Perfect (Family) Healthcare Plan

Holy FamilyI want to thank everyone who responded to my request to pray for my mom.  Her heart surgery (double bypass) was successful and, although it took a couple of days to get her pain under control, she is making very good progress and should be released to go home early next week.

November 15, 2009

All Relationships Are Temporary

Mother & ChildIt happened on a Friday during the third week of August, 1975.  I had loaded up my car to go off to college.  At the age of 18, I was excited about the challenge that was ahead of me.  I went into the house and told my mom I was leaving and she walked me to the door.  I kissed her goodbye and tears started streaming down her face.  She didn’t say a word.  She just stood there looking into my eyes.  And the tears kept on flowing.

November 15, 2009

The Death of a Loved One

Heavenly Rays of LightOn a Saturday night in March of 1999, at around 11:30 pm, the telephone rang.  Our children were all home so my first thought was, “I wonder who that is?  I hope everything’s alright.”  It turned out that everything was not alright.  Georgette answered the phone and it was one of my relatives.  She said that my cousin Harry LaHood was in the hospital and it didn’t look like he was going to make it.

October 31, 2009

The H1N1 (Swine Flu) Saint

Blessed Jacinta MartoLast week one of our adorers asked me if I would pray for a friend of hers who was admitted to St. Francis Medical Center after being diagnosed with pneumonia and the H1N1 flu virus.  I told her to tell her friend that I would offer up a holy hour in the Adoration Chapel for a speedy recovery.  After I started praying, my first thought was (as usual) a question: “What saint is best qualified to intercede with our Lord on her behalf?”

October 24, 2009

Something To Be Really Horrified About

1932 Ford Roadster

1932 Ford Roadster

October 17, 2009

More Important Than Potty Training

Boy & Girl PrayingThe year was 1966.  I was nine years old and in fourth grade at St. Mark’s grade school.  One day in class the teacher asked if anyone could recite all of the mysteries of the Rosary.  Two students raised their hands – one of the girls in class… and me.  The teacher asked me to stand up and recite, out loud, half of the mysteries, and then asked the girl to recite the rest of them.

When I got home from school I proudly announced to my mom that I was only one of two students in class who knew the mysteries of the Rosary.  I expected her to congratulate me, but instead she was upset and expressed disbelief that none of the other students knew the mysteries. 

October 10, 2009

The K.I.S.S. Principle

SalesmanIn his book, No B.S. Sales Success, Dan Kennedy wrote about the late Fred Herman, a salesman who was considered the greatest American sales trainer who ever lived.

October 3, 2009

My Grandmother’s Favorite Priest

Bishop Fulton J. SheenThere was a famous priest my Grandmother Effie Williams loved to talk about.  She was personally familiar with him because he was assigned to her parish for a short period of time after he was ordained.  Whenever she talked about him, her face would light up.  The one thing she talked about most was his eyes.  She said that when he looked at you it was as if his eyes could see right through you … straight into your soul.