Perpetual Adoration » Abortion

A Retired Nun Challenges My Manhood

Harry — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:35:01 +0000

Last Monday I received a telephone call from a retired nun who reads my articles every week. I’ve known this particular nun for over 20 years. Even though she’s “retired,” she works harder than most people who are half her age. She’s a very holy and humble woman who cares greatly about the Catholic Church and the current state of humanity.

She told me she had read last week’s article, A Punk Kid & The Student [...] Read More »

A Punk Kid & The Student Teacher

Harry — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:31:43 +0000

When I graduated from a Catholic grade school in 1971, I was determined to never look back. I got off to a bad start in first grade and every year after that got worse. I was more than ready to move on. I looked forward to starting high school with a blank slate and an entire new group of teachers who had never heard of me.

I was actually excited on the evening my dad drove [...] Read More »

Rebellion & Ruination

Harry — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 04:27:47 +0000

Imagine you’re 20 years old and you recently had to drop out of college because you ran out of money. Until a couple of months ago, your parents were providing you with financial assistance, but that ended when the company your dad was working for closed down and laid off all of its employees.

You’re the “baby” of the family. You have 2 older brothers and 2 older sisters. One of your brothers lost his job [...] Read More »

iPads, iTunes & iHaters

Harry — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:47:13 +0000

When I was a freshman in college, I shared an apartment with a student who was a junior at the same college I was attending. His name was Dale.

Dale and I were opposites in a lot of ways. I was a more serious student than he was. I majored in Accounting and he majored in Parks and Recreation.

Dale was a tall, good looking, charming guy who liked playing around. He attracted girls like a magnet [...] Read More »

The Tavern Owners Club

Harry — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 02:33:17 +0000

Did you know that at one time Peoria was known as the “Whiskey Capital” of Illinois? According to a PeoriaMagazines.com article written by Jerry Klein, between 1837 and 1919, there were 24 breweries and 73 distilleries in Peoria. In another publication, “A Brief History of Peoria,” published by C.A. Cockle in 1896, it was noted that out of all of the breweries in Peoria, three of them had the lions’ share of the beer market: [...] Read More »

A Booming Enterprise – Prisons

Harry — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 22:59:21 +0000

I graduated from high school in 1975 (36 years ago). The school I attended was located in a rural area of Peoria County. Most of the students in the school were from families in which at least one of the parents worked in a blue collar job, such as manufacturing or the building trades. I came from one of those families. While I was growing up, my dad was a carpenter. Although he eventually ended [...] Read More »

Getting Away With Murder

Harry — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 23:32:05 +0000

Caylee Marie Anthony

In October of 1970, the people of Central Illinois were shocked by the senseless murder of two young girls – Theresa Gorsuch and Rebecca Staley. Both girls were killed by Theresa’s older brother, Todd Gorsuch, who was 14 years old at the time. Todd was later tried as an adult and was subsequently found guilty of murder by a jury.

I was in 8th grade at the time of the murders. It seemed [...] Read More »

The Most Important Person on Earth

Harry — Sun, 09 May 2010 02:43:57 +0000

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, a few blocks from the Capitol, she was greeted by a swarm of anti-abortion-rights activists. It was the [...] Read More »

The POWER To . . .

Harry — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 21:35:11 +0000

While attending Mass on Thursday of last week (March 25th), I wondered how many Catholics knew what day it was. Do you know what day March 25th was?

It was the Feast of the Annunciation, a day that really should be designated as a holy day of obligation for all Catholics. The Feast of the Annunciation is the day that we Catholics celebrate the Angel Gabriel’s announcement to Mary that she was chosen to be the [...] Read More »