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Let’s Make A Deal

Harry — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 01:22:59 +0000

When I was boy, there was a game show on television called “Let’s Make A Deal.” On the show, a contestant was shown three curtains to choose from. Behind one of the curtains, there was usually a gag prize such as a live mule or a bucket of dirt. Behind the other two curtains were expenses prizes. The object of the game was to choose one of the curtains that had prizes behind it. After [...] Read More »

A Beautiful Model

Harry — Sat, 07 May 2011 20:46:29 +0000

My son Harry recently turned 30 years old. He’s the oldest of my seven children. When Harry was a young boy, one of his favorite shows was Sesame Street. You remember Sesame Street don’t you? It was a children’s show that had a cast of characters with names like Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Bert and Ernie.

Georgette recently reminded me about how I use to marvel at the success of the show. Sesame Street was created [...] Read More »

A Change In Behavior To The Dark Side

Harry — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 02:36:08 +0000

I’ve only been to one high school reunion since graduating in May of 1975. I never had the desire to attend one until I received a letter in 1995 inviting me to the 20 year reunion. After I received the invitation, I tracked down my best friend from high school. He was living in Chicago at the time, was married, and had two children. Like me, he had not gone to any of the previous [...] Read More »

The Critic & The EXTREME Parent

Harry — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 23:22:45 +0000

On a Friday night about eight years ago, I got myself into an argument with one of my college age children (“the college student”). The argument centered around a certain movie that I thought was morally objectionable. At one point, the college student blurted out: “Dad, most Catholics would not agree with you about this movie. You’re too extreme when comes to things like this. I can only think of two other people who would [...] Read More »

A Prowler In The House

Harry — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 23:46:13 +0000

About 10 years ago I stopped by another attorney’s office to talk to him about a case we were working on together. After we were finished discussing the case, I asked him how his two sons were doing. He responded by telling me that he had recently caught his 18 year old son viewing pornography on the internet. I asked him how he handled the situation and he said he told his son it was [...] Read More »

The Two Greatest Desires

Harry — Sat, 29 May 2010 22:46:13 +0000

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 [...] Read More »

The Passion Bridge

Harry — Sat, 22 May 2010 23:45:45 +0000

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 [...] Read More »

The Unspoken Invitation

Harry — Sat, 15 May 2010 23:30:49 +0000

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 [...] Read More »