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Thoughts on turning 70
Seventy. Sounds like a fairly big number. Mark Twain described it as “three score years and ten, the Scriptural statute of limitations — the expected lifespan we are granted according to the Bible.”
Pastoral Message Marking One Year of Pandemic
A sign on the door of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Landover Hills, Md., alerts the public there will [...]
The ‘quality of life’ error
During serious illness conversations, some doctors will ply their patients with this question: “What is your minimally acceptable quality of life?”
Memento mori
Death is an uncomfortable truth. Despite the comfort of our Catholic belief in the soul’s immortality, the thought of leaving this life is an alarming one.
A prescription refill for coping with COVID
There’s nothing quite like a good Chuck Norris joke. A while back, my family went through a streak of sharing one-liners and memes heralding the prowess of Norris, now 80 years old. It was unbeatable humor even for the siblings who couldn’t tell you what he did before the turn of the century.





