by waiter | Sep 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
“My blood pressure’s going to be high,” I told the med tech. “Let me guess,” she said. “You have white coat syndrome.” “Yeah,” I said. “That’s it.” The reading came out 140/72. Not as bad as I thought. When I took it at home that morning it was 120/70. I guess...
by waiter | Jul 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
Years ago, when my wife to be and I were Christmas shopping in a ritzy mall replete with Tiffany, Hermes, Rolex and high couture retailers, we decided to get coffee in the VIP lounge to which Annie’s uber elite travelers credit card gave us entrée. When we got inside,...
by waiter | Jul 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
Gabriel’s trumpet sounded, the end of the world came to pass, and the righteous were queued up outside Heaven’s Gate, clamoring to enter Paradise. “I can’t wait to get in,” one of them said. “I’ve worked so hard to get here.” “I heard they serve a mean margarita...
by waiter | Jul 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
I saw this excellent and thought provoking article by Mary Pezzulo on Patheos and decided to reprint it here. Nobody Prays at the Slumlord’s House I saw a post online recently, about people praying the Rosary outside the public library. It’s a rally they’ve planned...
by waiter | May 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
Several times a year, I must undergo tests to see if my cancer has returned. Despite all the previous ones coming back negative and my doctor telling me I’m “golden,” I still live with the fear it’ll come back. Normally I’m fine between these diagnostic probes of my...
by waiter | Feb 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
Yesterday, my wife texted me an article about a priest who resigned his pastorship of a Catholic parish because all the baptisms he’d performed over twenty years had been deemed invalid. That means all the subsequent sacraments those unbaptized souls had received –...
by waiter | Feb 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
My wife was stuck at work, so my daughter and I were enjoying a quiet dinner when she asked, “Daddy? How many girlfriends do you have?” “I don’t have any girlfriends” I said. “I’m married to your mother.” “Did you have girlfriends?” “Yes.” “How...
by waiter | Feb 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
It was the morning after my daughter’s eighth birthday and since she had a delayed school opening, she got to sleep in late. Taking advantage of the quiet I made myself breakfast, put on a pot of coffee and then, after I’d stowed the dishes in the dishwasher, retired...
by waiter | Nov 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
A few weeks ago, in order to wean my daughter from those Barbie shows she’s always watching, I suggested we watch a nice nature program instead. After spinning up a list of National Geographic shows on my smart television, I told my daughter to pick one and,...
by waiter | Nov 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
Many years ago, I dated a lovely and kind woman who hailed from Dallas, Texas. Her late father was a theologian of some renown at Southern Methodist University and had been on the faculty committee that investigated a scandal involving the school’s Division One...
