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Like all of you who are taking this sheltering at home seriously, I am getting a little batty. So much so that last night, I had a difficult time getting to sleep. I kept thinking about The Prodigal Son, and … Continue reading →

Edward Bellamy wrote Looking Backward in 1888. It’s a Rip Van Winkle/Utopian novel. The main character falls asleep in 1887 and wakes up in 2000. All sorts of societal evolution took place in the intervening years of the main character’s … Continue reading →

I am not sure what Samuel Becket’s “Waiting For Godot” is all about. I am sure if I really wanted to learn the meaning of the play that there would be a myriad of sources to tell me. I don’t … Continue reading →

Tomorrow is Easter Sunday. It is a day that, for many, represents the holiest day of the year. As a kid, it was a day to don a new outfit that was more important to my mother than I. In … Continue reading →

Look, I’ve tried to keep a positive outlick during this corona mayhem. I have taken to practice social distancing from listening to cable news, except when Governor Cuomo is on. I’ve gotten used to trying to keep myself amused by … Continue reading →

Is it possible to have both cabin fever and agoraphobia? Can I be bouncing off the walls because I have been inside the house too long while at the same time afraid of going outside? Then, of course, there’s germaphobia. … Continue reading →

Last night Eileen and I were listening to Garth Brooks sing while we were in bed. Well, Eileen was really listening, and I was dozing until he sang American Pie. That song brought me back to February 3rd. That’s my … Continue reading →

Back when I was studying history, I was interested in the idea of technology and culture. It was stated that our relation with and reaction to technology was both ambivalent and ambiguous. I remember reading several dystopian novels and citing … Continue reading →

Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. It has been 52 years since my last confession. These are my sins: Three weeks ago, I was at Costco and did not buy toilet paper. I thought I had plenty. I told … Continue reading →

Today marks the ninth anniversary of the passing of our dear friend, Vinny (AKA Father) Gorman. Vinnie was one of our parish priests back in Blessed Sacrament in the Bronx. He, along with Father Dolan, would take us to the … Continue reading →