We’ve covered The Idling Man and The Passion Bridge.  The last critical lesson I believe every Catholic girl must be taught before she is allowed to go out on a date with a boy is: The Two Greatest Desires.  You may have heard of Fr. Clair Bourdereaux.  He was a Franciscan priest who was assigned to Sacred Heart Church in downtown Peoria in 1976.  He remained there for 19 years (until his death in January of 1995). Fr.… Read More

In last week’s article, The Unspoken Invitation, I told you there are 3 lessons I think every Catholic girl must be taught before she is allowed to go out on a date with a boy.  I covered the first lesson last week: The Idling Man.  This week I want to tell you about The Passion Bridge. I met my wife, Georgette, during the summer of 1978 (between my junior and senior year in college).  Even though Georgette was raised in the… Read More

One Saturday evening in the early 1970’s (when I was in high school) I was watching the Miss Universe pageant on television with some of my brothers.  At one point my mom walked into the room.  On the TV screen was Miss Lebanon strutting around in a bikini.  When my mom saw her she said (in a repulsive tone of voice), “She’s really ugly!”  I immediately responded to my mom’s comment by saying, “No she’s not mom.  She’s… Read More

A recent article in Newsweek lamented about how there is no longer any “passion” for “abortion rights” among younger women.  Nancy Keenan, the current president of NARAL (originally founded in 1969 as the National Association for Repeal of Abortion Laws), was quoted in the article as follows:

“This past January, when Keenan’s train pulled into Washington’s Union Station,… Read More

There’s something that’s been going on for awhile that’s really starting to irritate me.  The more I see it, the more irritated I get.  I don’t remember when it started, but it’s been going on for a least at few years now. What am I talking about?  It’s all of those cups and jars that are sitting on countertops next to the cash registers (and at drive-thru windows) at businesses all over town.  They’re there for tips from customers who purchase items from the… Read More