After any major event there is a chance to sit back and ponder all that was done right, and what was done wrong. As a Monday morning quarterback we can all pick away at the good and the bad of the St. Jerome Fancy Farm Picnic. I like to think of all the good that … [Read more…]
You would think that Ken Oliver is the man he is because of his career path. Part of that is true. Just because he’s an educator doesn’t mean that’s all he’s done. It definitely doesn’t mean all that he has done was because he was an educator. Kenny Oliver is a veteran. When he got … [Read more…]
I was asked a question yesterday that I didn’t know the answer to. I don’t think anyone has asked me the question before. I was asked how many volunteers do we have to put on the St. Jerome Fancy Farm Picnic. I had to scratch my head and think about that one. I truly don’t … [Read more…]
I’m here to tell you that you need to get ready. We’re getting ready to get hit. No, it’s not another hurricane coming through. No, it’s not another thunderstorm, although I’m sure we’re going to get more of those. No, it’s not an earthquake. We’re getting ready to get hit with everybody and their brother … [Read more…]
Yesterday at Mass we learned how to pray. We learned the same thing that every Catholic learned in every church around the world. We learned The Lord’s Prayer. This isn’t the first time we’ve learned it. We learn it all the time. But maybe this is the first time I learned it all. Because there … [Read more…]
When I was growing up I used to love to sit and listen to the grown-ups talk. Today I could not tell you what they talked about, but I come from a long line of talkers. If anyone ever came over to visit, or if we went anywhere to visit, there were some serious conversations … [Read more…]
“For this command that I enjoin on you today is not too mysterious and remote for you. It is not up in the sky, that you should say, ‘Who will go up in the sky to get it for us and tell us of it, that we may carry it out?’ Nor is it across … [Read more…]
Many year ago, Fr. Walter Hancock instructed all of his parishioners to go home after Mass, clean up their tractors and horses and trailers and bring them back to town that afternoon because Fancy Farm was going to have a 4th of July parade. Fr. Hancock was known for calling people out during his sermon … [Read more…]
Anyone who knows me well knows that I don’t really fall for designer anything. Yes, there are some things that I absolutely love, like my RayBan sunglasses that I left in Katie’s car, and my iPhone, and all things Apple. I think I fell for those when Robert Redford put Aviators on in The Way … [Read more…]
Every once in awhile I need some guidance. And even though I really don’t believe everything it has to say, sometimes I pull out my training Tarot cards and see what they have to say. Usually I take it in stride and walk away. Of course then I can say whatever I wanted to hear. … [Read more…]