A Left. . .And a Right

Have you ever seen a fight?

I don’t mean on TV or the movies. Or reading about one in a book.

I mean an honest-to-goodness fistfight.

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How to Survive Your Kid’s Graduation

It just dawned on me that at this time last year, I was stressing over what to wear to my son’s college graduation.

And now that it’s over, I can share what I learned so others won’t bog down the same way.

Thus, my Top Ten Suggestions for surviving your son/daughter’s graduation:

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Give the New Guy a Chance

As we were leaving Central Illinois for Mississippi, our diocese initiated a major priest-swap, switching parish priests from one church to another.

In some instances, it wasn’t a popular move.

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Dallas, the Storm Chaser Dog

Dallas here.

Can somebody please tell me what’s wrong with my mama?

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The Doors of Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras is BIG on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

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