“I’ve noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born.” —Ronald Reagan I staunchly believe that the gift of life is from God and that life begins at…

“…Purpose does not come as clear as the light of day. We have to seek it out…” 2020 presents to us all a new lease on life — a fresh…

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” —Albert Eistein A circle is perhaps the perfect geometric structure there is. Although some would claim…

“As he told the story of that wondrous night to Luke, Joshua carefully removed himself from the narrative. It was to be between him and God alone.”       …

“Lest we forget ……… CHRIST is the reason for this season.”  “REMEMBER the Wonder” was a catchy TV ad slogan for Wonder Bread, an iconic bread company that fled the…

“We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience.” — Pierre Teilhard de Chardin AT a breakfast after mass at the Holy…

Conclusion of 2 parts “Gratitude is the memory of the heart.”  — Jean Baptiste Massieu (Continued from last week’s issue…) So okay, your partner is the consummate slob and you…

“…And I think about those people who mean so much to mevAnd for so many years have  made me so very happy And I count the times I have forgotten…

“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.”   —St. Augustine (Continued from last week …) Fortunately, the dollar’s value is holding up…

“Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in  the world.”    — Gustave Flaubert (Part 1 of 2) THINKING of coming home for a visit?…

“The happiest people don’t have the best of everything…  They just make the best of everything that they have.” —Author Unknown THIS is one of my favorites since I constantly have…

“I think we all do have a guardian angel. I believe they work through us all the time, when we are thoughtful and good and kind to each other.” — Roma Downey…

“Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.” — From Frank Capra’s film “It’s a Wonderful Life” (Continued from last week …) The belief in the presence and…

“Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.”  — From Frank Capra’s film “It’s a Wonderful Life” (Continued from last week …) The belief in the presence and…

“I think that someone is watching out for me, God, my guardian angel, I’m not sure who that is, but they really work hard.” — Mattie Stepanek, Author, “Heartsongs” DO…

“Be present.  It is the only thing that matters.” — Ways of the Peaceful Warrior THESE are the best of times. These are the worst of times. Charles Dickens could…

“Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.” —Marcus Aurelius YEARS ago, I came across an email message from…

(Part 2of 2) “…Elaine and Neil were more like two Mexican jumping beans trapped in a pod. …” (Continued from the previous week…) There were happy times too and she…

“ Opposites do attract but likes stay together…” (Part 1 of 2) ELAINE placed sunflowers on her husband’s gravesite and quietly said a prayer. She stood alone on a gentle…

(Part 2 of 2) “ There are definitely some enemies in my life I definitely would wish celebrity on…” — Gary Coleman Star of the sitcom, ‘Diff’rent Strokes,’ who suffered…

“ There are definitely some enemies in my life I definitely would wish celebrity on…” — Gary Coleman Star of the sitcom, ‘Diff’rent Strokes,’ who suffered a reversal of fortune…

“ A useless life is an early death.” —  Goethe MOST memorable life stories that stand out and become etched in the human collective consciousness are products of oft-repeated re-writes and…

“…The boy looked at him, shrugged his shoulders and went back to throwing one more jellyfish back to the water, and told him, “ …Made a difference to that one…

“ Bend the stubborn heart and will… Melt the frozen, warm the chill; Guide the steps that go astray” —  Veni Sancte Spiritus DAMARIS and her husband, Tom, prayed the…

“Despite all aridity, LOVE, is as perennial as the grass” — From Desiderata We facebook and twitter all day long electronically creating, maintaining or killing off disposable internet relationships, that can…

“The past is prologue.” —Shakespeare IF you’re a woman who believes in secret in such things as love-at-first sight and happily-ever-afters, TAKE HEART.  Even during this cynical, jaded Age of…

Conclusion of 2 parts Charisse’s natural curiosity as a researcher would normally drive her to check out her story on the internet. But she felt Dolly’s story was told to…

“ Unless a grain of wheat shall fall upon the ground and die, It remains but a single grain with no life.” — From a hymn composed by Bernadette Farrell…

A story in two Scoops (Part 1 of 2) “I’ve had it!” Charisse said to herself as she put down her phone.  This one broke up with her via text…

“All you need is love.” —Lennon-McCartney PAUL, aka Saul of Tarsus, lived more than two thousand years ago. He had something to say about what does matter in life. He…