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Yesterday the liturgical year came to an end.  Next Sunday we begin anew with the first Sunday in Advent.  Once more we have made a full trip around the liturgical calendar.  How many times have you made this journey?  There’s … Continue reading →

In our calendar year, speaking for Americans, the fourth Thursday of every November is Thanksgiving.  At this point, after the parades, the family gatherings, the phone calls to loved ones, most are stuffed from their feast of THANKS. Within days, Advent, … Continue reading →

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, or should I say it’s continuing to look a lot like Christmas since it has been growing up around us since before Halloween as I mentioned  in an earlier blog.  The squares … Continue reading →

It is a good spiritual practice to recall and acknowledge with gratitude the gifts which we have in our lives. I want to do this in a way that doesn’t sound like bragging because the reality is that I have … Continue reading →

I think of Thanksgiving as the quintessential American holiday. Somehow, my Grandma Szlavik, born and raised in the old country, learned to cook a Thanksgiving feast. No mac and cheese or green bean casserole, but they didn’t have those at … Continue reading →

It was the Sunday before Thanksgiving, and our Sunday School teacher asked each of us to choose one thing for which we were thankful and share it with the class. I had to think about what I should express my … Continue reading →

Oh, how I love playing around with titles! You might think I’m talking about the NFL Bills beating the New York Jets yesterday (it wasn’t a miracle; they won 32-6) or some other happening in the city of Buffalo. In … Continue reading →

In this week of Thanksgiving, we are reminded to be thankful; thankful for every blessing which we have received.  As the song said, “Count them one by one.”   We could go on and on trying to list every good thing … Continue reading →

For so many of us, in the United States, Thanksgiving is a rather large meal with so many choices.  Even organizations that deliver and serve meals to the elderly and homeless, offer so many choices for this specific meal. Turkey or … Continue reading →

I recently saw this quote and in all its simplicity, it very much resonated with me in the troubling times in which we are living. Our country desperately needs CPR…Christ, Prayer, Repentance. As we all know, CPR is the acronym … Continue reading →