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...
by waiter | Oct 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
The car in the driveway had an expired inspection sticker and was covered in a year’s worth of grime. The owner of the car’s abode was in even worse shape. Paint long faded by decades of summers into a forlorn shade of grey, the house seemed to sag defeatedly under...
by waiter | Aug 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
I’m allergic to cats. A friend of mine has three or four of them, necessitating mass quantities of Claritin if I want to go inside his house. Don’t get me wrong, I like cats – they’re graceful and beguiling creatures – but they turn me into a sneezing snotty mess...
by waiter | Aug 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
A few weeks back, a COVID denying right-wing Fauci bashing radio host died from the very virus he claimed was a hoax. Of course, the Twitterverse took no time in expressing its glee. “Thinning the herd!” “Get Wrecked. Good riddance.” ...
