Within the past few months, there have been 5 suicides in our small town. Please consider forwarding this to any young students you may know. A letter to my high school self ~ Hey there. I am writing this letter to you, fully aware that you are going to scoff at almost everything I say. From where you are looking, […]
To the Celtic New Year ~ Happy Halloween!
Halloween meant finding a costume that would fit over your winter coat and snow boots. I don’t remember a Halloween night when it didn’t snow or at least rain. And it was never warmer than 40 degrees ~ what we expected from life in Butte. It also included multiple pillow cases, as us big kids figured the little buckets and […]
Let’s Celebrate
I come from a large Irish Catholic family. Today, that means we will all gather for the baptism of the newest member of the family, Eamonn William, born on Easter Sunday morning. Mom, all us kids, their spouses, 11 grands and one great grand and of course, Aunt Pat will gather after mass at the Holy Hospital. Father Gregory Burke […]
Baptism of Life
I come from a large Irish Catholic family. Today, that means we will all gather for the baptism of the newest member of the family, Eamonn William, born on Easter Sunday morning. Mom, all us kids, their spouses, 11 grands and one great grand and of course, Aunt Pat will gather after mass at the Holy Hospital. Father Gregory Burke […]