“𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝑳𝒐𝒓𝒅, 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈.” 𝑺𝒂𝒎𝒖𝒆𝒍 3: 10 It’s been cold and rainy of late where I live in New Jersey and winters in January can be challenging but last week it was a tad warmer and as I drove along Ocean Avenue on my way to morning Mass, I literally had to stop …
“𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙖𝙞𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙖. 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙗𝙚”. 𝙄𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙗 That old Irish Proverb really resonates for me whenever I see two of my very best friends as I did this past Thursday night over dinner at …
“I thought he’d live forever. He seemed so big and strong. But the minutes fly and the years roll by for a father and his son. I never will forget him, for he made me what I am. Though he may be gone, memory lingers on. And I miss him, my Old Man.” From the …
“Blessed are those that mourn, for they will be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 Last Thursday, I did what I have always done on every April 20th, attending Mass at the church of my youth, Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Ridgewood, NJ in commemoration of my late brother Dennis who died unexpectedly 51 years ago. At …
“Oh, put me in Coach, I’m ready to play today; Put me in Coach, I’m ready to play today; Look at me, I can be Centerfield.” Lyrics for the song Centerfield, John Fogerty (1985) This past Thursday was Opening Day in Major League baseball for all 30 teams, conjuring up some powerful memories we all …
“𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙨: … 𝙖 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙩, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙪𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙩” 𝙀𝙘𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙨 3: 1-2 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐢𝐥 𝐄𝐧𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 Spring has finally arrived helping lift our spirits with tulips, daffodils and crocus perennials popping up all around us. And …
“𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙃𝙚 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨, 𝙣𝙤 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙝𝙪𝙩, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙃𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙪𝙩𝙨 𝙣𝙤 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣. 𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨. 𝙎𝙚𝙚, 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙣 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙙𝙤𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙣𝙤 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙝𝙪𝙩.” 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 3: 7-8 As we begin the new year, I’ve been thinking a lot about the imagery that we often associate with …
“𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙨 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙙 𝙗𝙤𝙮, 𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙡𝙙. 𝙒𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩? 𝙒𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩? 𝘿𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢? 𝙇𝙮𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙮 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙬𝙣𝙖 𝙀𝙙𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙨, “𝘿𝙤 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙃𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙍𝙤𝙤𝙢”? A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend an enlightening …
My brother Matt and I celebrated the life of our Mom today on the third anniversary of her passing first with Mass at Mount Carmel, lighting a candle for her in front of the Statue of St. Jude (her favorite saint), a walk through her favorite park, and then breakfast at The Daily Treat, almost …
“𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒅𝒊𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒈𝒐 𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒓𝒖𝒑𝒕?” 𝑩𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒔𝒌𝒆𝒅. “𝑻𝒘𝒐 𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔,” 𝑴𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅. “𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒔𝒖𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒍𝒚.” 𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒍, “𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒖𝒏 𝑨𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝑹𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒔”, 𝑬𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑯𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒘𝒂𝒚 Recession Fears Intensify That famous Hemingway quote from above perfectly captures the mood of the markets as aggressive Fed tightening, persistently high inflation readings, the war in Ukraine, and continuing supply chain …
