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Moms

By Mary Breiner

I have written about moms before, and how much they mean to us, but since it is Mother's Day month, as well as one of the month's out of the year dedicated to Our Lady, I thought I'd speak about moms again. My mom is a speci … read more | 1 comment
Hats Off

By Mary Breiner

For some time now, the ladies of our Parish have been wearing hats to Mass on the first Sunday of each month. It has been a nice way of celebrating our unity and uniqueness at the same time. As many as are able an … read more | 8 comments
St. Patrick's Day

By Mary Breiner

Every year for more than ten years now, the ladies of our parish, St. Patrick's, have put together a wonderful luncheon on the Thursday closest to St. Patrick's Day. This luncheon is not just for the ladies, it is open … read more | 4 comments
Love Is.....

By Mary Breiner

So, Valentine's Day is here, and I've been thinking a lot about it and what it represents. Obviously, we all think about love at this time of the year, and what we will get that certain special someone in our lives.&nbs … read more | 3 comments
What we want for our children

By Mary Breiner

Today (January 8, 2012) is my son's 25th birthday. He has the same birthday as Elvis Presley, arguably one of the most famous rock musicians of the 20th century. My son is also a musician. Though his instrum … read more | 4 comments
Human Failure

By Mary Breiner

As I write this, Christmas 2011 is a week away. I keep wondering what happened. There was a time when, by Thanksgiving, I had all my Christmas shopping done. There was a time when I made 85 percent of my Chr … read more | 9 comments
Does God Have a Gender?

By Mary Breiner

Some time ago, I wrote a blog answering a friend’s question about where God was when 9/11 happened. After it was posted, a dear reader gently took me to task because of my use of the pronoun “He” when … read more | 1 comment
Why are you a Catholic?

By Mary Breiner

I am a convert. No big revelation there, there are quite a few of us in the Church. I became a convert on December 12, 1981, the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. For those of you who are into numbers, you … read more | 2 comments
Where was God?

By Mary Breiner

A while back, I wrote a blog about September 11, 2001 (and other disasters in our nation’s history), in which I asked the question, “Where were you when...” I got some really good responses from readers as w … read more | 11 comments
Miss Communication

By Mary Breiner

Email, texting, social networking sites, etc. It seems to me that, the more technology we develop to help with communication, the less community we have. I see folks sitting in restaurants, with friends right acro … read more | 9 comments

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