In
1935, when my brother and two sisters and I were young children, we went to a parsish run by Dominican priests
in Somerset, Ohio. Our pastor, Father
Robert Kircher, loved to gather the children together for solemn church
processions to celebrate special feast days.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Friday, October 19, 2012
Cleaning House by Margaret Williams
There came a time in my life when I was going through a spiritual renewal and
examining how I could grow closer to God.
I decided to purify my house by getting rid of anything I considered to
be evil. We have a big house with
thirteen rooms, six of them bedrooms for our eleven children. That covers a lot of space.
Saturday, October 13, 2012
The Strength to Trust Again, by Madonna Silvernagel
Madonna (Richter) Silvernagel had suffered a parent’s worse fear, not once,
but twice—the death of two beloved baby daughters. She could not have known
that she herself would die young, but her legacy lives
on in a powerful way. Her daughters, now married with families of their own, give thanks that their mother
did not give into fear or the judgment of others. This story is sad in many ways, yet, it
imparts courage and joy to all who are open to life. Here is Madonna's story in her own words.
Saturday, October 6, 2012
The Other Terry
Terry Schiavo was diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state but
her parents fought from 1998 to 2005 to keep
her alive. Michael Schiavo, her husband, had gotten on with a new life with
another woman and children. He won in court to have her feeding tube removed so
Terry died from starvation on March 31, 2005.
There is
another Terry; this one a young man, also diagnosed as being in a persistent
vegetative state after a car accident in 1984. For nineteen years, many people
wondered why his parents did not just get on with their lives. But two years
before the other Terry died, he surprised everyone. Here is his
mother’s story, as told to me by Angilee Wallis.
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