Saintly Intercessions
On a summer day in the year 2000, Jack Sullivan was told by his surgeon that based on scans of his spine, surgery would be necessary to repair it. Later…
Month: February 2019
Centenarian Deacon Reflects on 100 Years
DEARBORN HEIGHTS — A lot has changed during Deacon Lawrence Girard’s 100 years on this earth. With a lifetime that has spanned two countries, two career paths and a vocation…
The Kids Can’t Take It—If We Don’t Give It
Bad boy Ruth—that was me. Don’t get the idea that I’m proud of my harum-scarum youth. I’m not. I simply had a rotten start in life, and it took me…
Into the Deep
In the Gospel of Luke (5:1-11), Jesus turns to Simon Peter and says: “Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch.” In reply, he speaks for…
