Father Kiesler was in the office reading a copy of The Spirit of the Liturgy by Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI). His mother gave it to him when he visited her on Mother’s Day. He was greeted enthusiastically first by his younger sister, Katja and then, his mother who was beside herself with delight.… Read More Father Kiesler’s Visitor
She was waiting for him. Dread filled him and for several minutes, he stood there watching her, wondering if it was such a good idea meeting her. Then, he determined that it was. Breaking up over the phone was cowardly. He had to tell her face to face that it was over between them. Hopefully,… Read More A Long Over-due Ending
Transitions themselves are not the issue, but how well you respond to their challenges – Jim George What transition are you going through today? Getting old is a big one. You’re not as agile and flexible as before. You ache in parts of your body you didn’t even know existed. It’s important to be active. … Read More It’s How You Respond
Young and sassy are the words my husband use to describe me. We are opposites. He’s an introvert and I’m an extrovert. He’s in his mid-fifties with grey sideburns but he still has the body and libido of a much younger man. I’m in my late twenties and I’m trying to keep up with him.… Read More Two Reasons to Celebrate
Gloria was walking down the sidewalk after visiting her grandmother in the nursing home when she ran into David Mansfield. He was heading into a café when he spotted her. Smiling, he walked over to her. “Hello, Gloria,” he said. She smiled at him. “Professor Mansfield.” “Please call me David. It makes me feel less… Read More Falling in Love
Her world had been one of Abuse, neglect and heartache. At seventeen she ran away Being on the streets was better Than living under the Same roof with an unloving Mother and abusive step-father. She was her mother’s only Child. Since the day she was born, She had never known a mother’s Love. All… Read More Shelter
I have heard a pastor advise couples who are entering into marriage to make up their minds that divorce was not going to be an option. The Bible says that infidelity is the only legitimate reason for divorce. And it tells us that God hates divorce. Marriage was meant to be a lifelong commitment. It… Read More Women And Divorce
Recently, I read how Dame Julie Andrews is still dealing with the death of her husband Blake Edwards, director of The Pink Panther and Breakfast At Tiffany’s. Blake died in 2010 at the age of 88. They were married for 41 years. That is remarkable and wonderful. Dame Julie revealed that the secret to their successful marriage… Read More Dame Julie Andrews
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