Last week I told you about the heart surgery that was scheduled for Georgette.  Thanks to the prayers from an army of Christians, the surgery was successful and she is slowly recovering.  The surgery was performed at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, by Dr. Hartzell Schaff, a heart surgeon who is considered by many to be the top surgeon in the world for the type of heart surgery Georgette needed to have. We didn’t realize how serious… Read More

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

When Georgette and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary, we received a card from one of my younger sisters.  On the front of the card it said: “Congratulations, You Did It The Old Fashioned Way!”  On the inside of the card it said: “You Stayed Marrried!  Happy Anniversary!” I guess in some respects, in today’s day and age it does seem a little old fashioned to “stick it out” and stay married… Read More

About six months ago I got a telephone call from a man I’ve known for over 15 years.  He and his wife have been married over 20 years.  They have a large family with children in college, high school, and grade school.  The man told me he had recently moved out of his house and into an apartment and was going to file for divorce.  He had consulted with a family law attorney and didn’t like him, so he wanted to know if there was anyone… Read More