Never Give Up

What a bunch of hootin-n-hollerin we let out in this house in the early hours of the morning of the last day of October in this unf...

Dear Dad:  The last time I cared so much about a Game Seven of the World Series was 40 years ago. This is basically what we looked li...

Today we honor the short but heroic life of this wonderful 18-year-old girl: Happy feast of Blessed Chiara "Luce" Badano! She ...

It was twenty four years ago today that these two young people got "officially" engaged: October 28, 1995 (this pic is from Dec...

"To pray is to stand before God's eyes without any illusions, excuses, or justifications" (Pope Francis).

The Janaro family has another teenager ! Well, "technically" speaking... Thirteen years ago, on that wacky-and-totally-unf...

A beer and the World Series.⚾ (When you're my age, this is partying... woot!)

I have another vlog near the end of the month of October. It's lovely to be outside in the beautiful weather we've been having thes...

If you've followed this blog or my other Internet media sites for any length of time, then you've seen this picture of the newly ...

“The words of Jesus explaining his identity and his mission are so important: ‘ I am the light of the world; whoever follows me will not ...

Our little personal world is changing again. Last week my dear 80 year old mother fell in the condo in Arlington and broke her ankl...

Here are some recent digital art projects I have been working on:

"God knows what is my greatest happiness, but I do not.  "There is no rule about what is happy and good; what suits one wou...

Ah, social media! Everybody wants to beat up on social media. This is not without reason. First of all, in 2019 we need to recognize th...

It has been three years and four months since this wonderful human being passed beyond the limits of this present world. On June 10, ...

On the evening of October 8, we went to a Capitals game and had the best seats we've ever had. John Paul was able to get four free se...

Today is the beautiful feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. Saint John Paul II has inspired many people (including our present Pope Francis...

" It's OK not to be OK. " I certainly know this is true. It can be hard for the younger generation to really accept this,...

Happy Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi. Some quotations from a letter of Saint Francis: "O how happy and blessed are those w...

It has been a while since I posted a vlog update. Here, then, are just a few words about how I have begun to discover the precious gifts th...