Essay: The day I fell in love with Emma
A couple months ago, I fell in love with a younger woman, a much younger woman. A girl, really. Well, actually, a baby. She was born a little after four [...]
The 757th post: My new look website
Back in 2011, my future daughter-in-law Tara Ruccolo took on the challenge to set up a website for her boyfriend’s technologically challenged father. It was a simple thing that debuted [...]
Essay: Tweet at me, Mr. President
I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m feeling sort of left out. This past weekend, President Donald Trump tweeted about how much he dislikes singer and activist John Legend [...]
Essay: Let’s celebrate working when we’re working
On the occasion of this 126th Labor Day as a national holiday, I’d like to make a modest proposal: Let’s have a second one — Labor Day 2 — that’s [...]
Essay: Soul Seeing: “The holiness of beauty is a glimpse into the heart of God”
The other day, I was at the First Communion of my great niece Maeve, and I was again struck, as I often am, by the holiness of beauty. Maeve is [...]
Essay: My lay-off and the golden age of journalism
By Patrick T. Reardon This essay was originally posted on the 5th anniversary of my lay-off, April 23, 2014. Aside from adjusting the first sentence, I haven't changed it. Ten [...]
Essay: Soul Seeing — At 69, I still find grace and God on the basketball court
The video of me playing basketball didn’t exactly go viral, but it did cause a bit of a stir among my Facebook friends. And, later, it got me wondering about [...]
Essay: Complaining about just about everything
I want to complain about complaining. Wait, let me rephrase that. I’d like to make some observations about the tendency of modern Americans to find fault with just about anything. [...]
Essay: The home we own that doesn’t belong to us
My wife Cathy and I have been in our two-flat on Paulina Street since 1984, and, even though the bank has always had its portion, we think of [...]