Perpetual Adoration » Suffering

The Killing of an 8 Year Old Boy

Harry — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 00:09:47 +0000

In the early summer of 1967 (when I was 10 years old), while holding onto the end of an old rubber garden hose, I climbed up the Weeping Willow Tree in the back yard of my parents’ home. When I got about 20 feet up, I climbed out onto a thick branch and tied the end of the hose to the branch. Since my intention was to use the hose to swing around like Tarzan, [...] 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 Catholic Family – 1951-2011

Harry — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 00:05:42 +0000

Last Saturday (April 2nd) my parents, Carl and Kathryn Williams, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. My sister and her husband, Colleen and Bill Brannon, organized a Mass and party for them. The people in attendance at the party were my parents, their children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and some of their friends and relatives.

It all started on April 2, 1951, when they were married. They had their first child on January 14, 1952, and their last [...] 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 »

A (Repaired) Heart Full of Gratitude

Harry — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:00:27 +0000

Last week I (Georgette) asked Harry if I could use the Adoration Letter to say “Thank You” to everyone for their prayers and support, and to share some of what I went through prior to my heart surgery. He told me that he thought it would be a good idea, and encouraged me to write this week’s article.

When the doctors at Mayo Clinic told me in January of 2009 that I needed heart surgery, my [...] Read More »

A Hidden Miracle

Harry — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 03:05:38 +0000

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 [...] Read More »

An Invisible Barrier to the Exercise of Free Will

Harry — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 21:15:34 +0000

One of the fundamental concepts taught by the Catholic Church is that God gave each of us a “free will” to do whatever we choose to do and that He will not (and does not) force us to do anything.

Webster’s Dictionary defines “free will” as “freedom of humans to make choices that are not determined by prior causes or by divine intervention.” This definition refers to choices rather than actions which I believe is the [...] Read More »

Prayer In A Bottle

Harry — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:39:15 +0000

Last week, on Christmas Eve morning, David Myers, the 21 year old son of one of our weekly adorers, Ceil Myers, died as a result of an auto accident. David was home from college for the holidays. He was due to graduate from college this coming semester, and scheduled to begin medical school in the fall.

There is rarely a time when there is greater suffering then when a loved one is unexpectedly taken from you, [...] Read More »