Last year, for the first time in 52 years the city of Cleveland, Ohio had a championship.  The Cleveland Cavaliers  won the NBA title and all of Ohio was “All ...

We all have three versions of ourselves playing in our minds.  The me I was, the me I am, and the me I want to be. In this podcast Tony discusses the three Me’s. Quote: “Last night I had a dream, and there were three of me.  There was the man I was, the man […]

It was the shortest doctor’s appointment I have ever had, but one that I have been waiting and praying for for almost a decade.  The doctor walked into the room, leaned against the counter and said, “You’re cured!”  In this podcast Tony talks about a lesson and a cure. Scripture: “If someone who has worldly […]

Do you ever feel guilty when you take some time to rest?  That, somehow, society has convinced you that rest is an indulgence you simply can’t afford.  In this go-go society of never ending to do lists, late night text messages from work, and trying to make partner, we are obsessed with the feeling that […]

Gratitude and grace, they just seem to go together.  Both derived from the Latin word gratis, gratitude is our response to grace.  When someone does something unexpected for us we express our thanks with gratitude, but if we have a grateful attitude, we say thank you even when things are expected. In this podcast Tony […]

We all have a concept of love.  From the time we are very young children we have a strong sense of what love is. Our concept of love changes as we get older. But, what is God’s perspective on love?  In this podcast Tony discusses love. Scripture: “Beloved, let us love one another, because love […]

While on vacation in Florida, I had a chance to talk with one of the neighbors, also a vacationer.  We talked briefly about baseball, the beach, and getting away from the winter snow, but then the conversation became serious.  In this podcast Tony discusses the loss of a loved one and the grieving process. Scripture: […]

Every late December, I sit down and plan my goals for the coming year.  It is my way of handling the New Year’s resolution issue.  I’ve been doing it for most of my adult life.  In this podcast, Tony discusses goals instead of resolutions. Reflections: What’s on your list for 2017?  Have you considered the […]

As I sat at mass this morning, I remembered a wonderful, older couple named The Holy’s.  Now that’s a tough name to live up to, but they do it quite well.  And, as fate would have it, her name is Mary and his Joseph!  Mary and Joseph, the Holy’s. In this podcast, Tony asks, “Do […]

As we waited for mass to begin, I noticed the giving tree had been set up in the chapel.  For the uninitiated, the Giving Tree is a Christmas tree decorated with paper ornaments with the name, age, and sex of a needy person in the area and something that they might like as a Christmas […]