I miss my brother Drew. Now that the rush of the holidays and the adrenaline of turning a new calendar year are over, I am beginning to acutely feel the loss of my older brother who passed away in early December. My brother and I weren’t “call-each-other-every-day” close, which the ...

CDA meeting Monday The Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court #1291 will be having their meeting following the 5:30 pm Mass Monday in Carlin Hall at Holy Redeemer Church.

Our nation’s surgeon general, who is stepping down after a second term as our country’s chief medical officer, has issued us a critical medical prescription my friends. And that is: Build a stronger sense of community to help ourselves and each other. Do it now. He says that given the ...

Differing opinions have been expressed regarding the pardoning of prisoners on death row by President Biden. Three prisoners, who in recent years, were involved in violent group killings, have not been pardoned. For those who look to God for answers for living, we find these words in the Bible: ...

By the time most of you read this column, you’ll have likely wrapped up your Christmas celebrations more than a week ago. Presents opened, and maybe even already returned. Decadent meals eaten. Christmas worship services attended. Jesus was born. Decorations packed away. … Boom, back to ...

With the sacred Holy Day (holiday) of Christmas upon us, we know that some family gatherings will be picture perfect, while others will cause unkind memories and related emotions to surface. Neither group started out in their current status and both may change from what we presently see. So how ...