“Death ends a life, but it does not end a relationship which struggles on in the survivor’s mind toward some …
Camino Reflections of Mom and Dad: Senior Year and the Dark Night of My Soul
My sense of gratitude to my Mom and Dad is growing with each step I take on this Camino Portuguese …
Camino Reflections of Mom and Dad: Stasnys Inn and Graduation from Mount Carmel Grammar School in June 1969
As I was walking my 16 miles on the Camino today, I thought about those rare times when Mom and …
Camino Reflections of Mom and Dad: The Perfect Shot
”Not as man sees does God see because he sees the appearance but the Lord looks into the heart.” Book …
Camino Reflections of Mom and Dad: When the Bettens Came to Ridgewood
“Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me …
Camino Reflections of Mom and Dad: Getting Stitches and Learning to Ride a Bike
“You have taken off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being …
Camino Reflections of Mom and Dad: McDonald’s and Kindergarten
“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6:21 Greetings from Portugal as I walked my …
Planting New Seeds This Spring Season
”For everything there is a season … a time to plant” Ecclesiastes 3 A few days ago, I loaded up …
Holy Thursday and the Washing of the Feet
“If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another’s feet. I have …
Forever Young: The Backstory of that Special Day Pat Came Into Our Life
“I still believe in love and there must be a God above because he brought me you.” Lyrics from the …