The power to hear and understand — Recently my catechism class and I had a discussion about Father’s comments on the Good Shepherd (the Mass of the previous week), and what He does that a “standard shepherd” does not do. …

Thank you for reading and responding. I appreciate the feedback. I, too, wonder what has happened to the world I knew as a child and now as an adult.

What we are living today is a modern version of the Tower of Babel. Thank you for sharing.

Amazing read. Saying the truth even though it puts you outside the herd. As more people hear the truth and accept it, they grow bolder in sharing these truths. Building a different herd. Thanks for sharing with me.

The most precious gift we consider too lightly — One room in our house has four clocks. Two of them are part of my kitchen appliances. In the “open concept” design of our house, the kitchen blends with the informal living space where one clock, an anniversary model under a glass dome, sits on the fireplace mantle. …

The World of Well-Behaved Women, Part 2 — The thought-provoking bumper sticker “Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History” should be ripped from every car bumper on which it is displayed. I mean it. In a previous piece, I explored what exactly “well-behaved” meant, and if a woman can be well-behaved and still make history. Where I thought that defining…

In 100 years or less no one will remember who Madonna was. The entertainment industry is rife with personalities little remembered now they are long gone. Is Madonna a true talent and artist? I doubt it. She is clever, though, and perhaps her greatest strength is an ability to capitalize on sensationalism to keep herself relevant as she ages, and when she is criticized for what she does she is somehow the victim of sexism or ageism. No accountability on her part.

Thank you! It is wonderful to understand that there are nonagenarians in our world who keep that attitude of mind and heart that will not let them give up.

Because I am not able to do this myself — We can spend our entire life slogging through day-to-day drudgery and just wonder what life would be like “if”. “If I just could have ____________ (fill in the blank), I will spend my time doing __________ (fill in the blank). If all these people would _____________ (fill in the blank)…