Saturday, September 10th, 2011

In the movie
Back To The Future Part II, the main character, Marty McFly, travels 30 years into the future with scientist, Dr. Emmett “Doc” Brown. The movie starts with Doc returning from the year 2015 to 1985 and notifying Marty (who at that time is 17 years old and in high school) that they have to go “back to the future” to help Marty’s (future) son. Since…
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Tags: Back To The Future, Blessed Virgin Mary, Mentor, Mentoring, Personal Development, Wedding At Cana
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Saturday, September 3rd, 2011

When I started my law practice, I followed the advice that was given in the book, How To Open Up Your Own Law Practice Without Missing A Meal. The book recommended that I walk into other lawyers’ offices (without an appointment) and ask the lawyers if they had an extra office that was available for rent. If there was an office available, the book instructed that I then ask if I could trade…
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Tags: Blessed Virgin Mary, Business Development, Mentor, Mentoring, Personal Development
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Saturday, June 25th, 2011

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…
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Tags: Blessed Virgin Mary, Catholic Wedding, Marriage, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven, Rosary
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Saturday, May 7th, 2011

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…
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Tags: Blessed Virgin Mary, Catholic Families, Catholic Parenting, Mother's Day, Motherhood, Sesame Street, The Flintstones, The Honeymooners
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Saturday, March 12th, 2011

On a Sunday afternoon in March of 1968, when I was 11 years old, one of my aunts packed her 8 children (6 boys and 2 girls) into her station wagon and took them over to my Grandparents’ house to visit. At that time, we lived in the country and my parents' home was next-door to my grandparents’ home. That particular Sunday happened to be during Lent. Like most…
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Tags: Blessed Mother, Blessed Virgin Mary, Humility, Mortification, Prayer
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