Being the first meeting of the new year, I figured it would be a good time to share some thoughts on “time”. Obviously God gave us the concept and physics of time, and the abilities to capture, display and track its ever continual march forward. Every civilization that has watched…
Thumbprint
Who am I? Have you ever taken a quick look in the mirror and wondered who that person is? Or perhaps you get a feeling like you, the being, is somehow detached from the image you see looking back at you. It begs the question, “what defines me”. I am…
Indomitable Spirit
Two disparate events recently brought me to a common thought. Not long ago I visited a nursing home to be part of a 4th degree color guard for their Sunday Mass. It was a packed house in the chapel. People needing various degrees of assistance attended, from those with a…
Our Immortal Being
I went to Tom Echenrode’s funeral last week. Some of you may know him from the assistance we have given to the Holy Name Yard Sale, among other things. His daughter Sue (now Sue O’Donnell, a St. Michael parishioner) went to school with me. Sue gave a wonderful eulogy for…
Fatherhood
The week before last I attended the monthly Catholic Men’s Club luncheon and listened to Reverend Wehner speak. Reverend Wehner is the new rector/president of the Pontifical College Josephinum. I was quite impressed, he has many plans for the Josephinum and his approach I feel will be good for the…
Confession
I have a high school reunion coming up. It has been 30 years since I graduated from Watterson. I am seeing quite a few former classmates lately, and those from classes before and after my class of ’79. That in itself is not very interesting to you all, but what…
Volunteerism
Charity, the first principle of the Knights of Columbus. I thought I would piggyback off of Brother Damo’s presentation during the May Business Meeting and talk briefly today about volunteerism. Why do we do it? Who does it help? I suspect if you ask ten people “why do you volunteer?”,…
The Quarter
God sometimes teaches us big things in small ways. Looking back on it, this event seems silly, but for some reason it has stuck with me and comes back to me often. I was at work one day and as I usually do I had put exact change in my…
Measure of Life
I was sitting at a mall, I can’t remember exactly where, during the holidays last December. It was at a place where many people were coming and going, an intersection of sorts. At such times I often tend to try to “notice” individuals. It is easy to see such a…
Why did I become a 4th Degree Knight of Columbus
Last month I spoke about some reasons why I joined the Knights of Columbus, and what I have gained thus far from the experience. Relatively quickly I took the second and third degrees. It took a few years and some thought but eventually decided to take the 4th degree as…