Perpetual Adoration » Marriage

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 »

The Perfect Family

Harry — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 20:06:08 +0000

It all started when my wife got pregnant within a month after we were married. What I mean by “it all started” were the questions we got from friends, relatives, and even strangers. Questions like: “Was it an accident?” or “Why didn’t you wait a few years before having your first child?” or “How long have you been married?” Then of course there was the 2-part question. First part: “When’s your due date?” Second part: [...] Read More »

Does The Name Really Matter?

Harry — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 22:52:00 +0000

When I graduated from a public high school 36 years ago (1975), no one in high school talked openly about homosexuality. There were some rumors about one of our teachers, but that was it. If there were any students who were homosexual, nobody knew about it because it was never discussed.

That was not the case in college. I attended a public university from 1975 to 1979. At that time, steps had already been taken at [...] Read More »

A 30 Year Journey

Harry — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 05:13:12 +0000

Last week I flew to California with Georgette and my daughters to attend the wedding of someone who is very special to us. As you may already know, Georgette and I have 7 children – Harry, Anna, Maria, Laura, Mary Rose, Christine, and Teresa. The wedding was on Saturday, June 18. The groom was my son, Harry, and his bride was Kathryn Neill.

Harry was born 10 months after Georgette and I were married. Our wedding [...] Read More »

A Near Death By Suffocation

Harry — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 19:48:15 +0000

During my first two years in high school, I was on the wrestling team. My win/lose record freshman year was 50/50. I was what was commonly referred to in the wrestling world as a “fish” – someone who usually ended up on his back flopping around until his opponent finally completed the task of “pinning” him.

During my sophomore year, something happened to me that changed the course of my life. One evening during practice (prior [...] Read More »

A Tipping Point

Harry — Sat, 14 May 2011 20:26:37 +0000

During the past few weeks there’s been an increase in the amount of calls to my law office from people who are in financial distress. There’s a certain segment of the population that’s up against the ropes financially – people who are looking for a simple solution to their complex problems.

About two months ago I told my employees that we needed to be prepared for an upswing in our bankruptcy business. With gasoline prices doubling [...] 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 Definition of Marriage

Harry — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 23:00:37 +0000

The Pocket Catholic Dictionary defines “marriage” as follows:

As a natural institution, the lasting union of a man and a woman who agree to give and receive rights over each other for the performance of the act of generation and for the fostering of their mutual love.

The state of marriage implies four chief conditions: (1) there must be a union of opposite sexes; it is therefore opposed to all forms of unnatural, homosexual behavior; (2) it [...] Read More »