Tag Archives: Inspiring

Quote of the Day

“I have been sustained throughout my life by three saving graces — my family, my friends, and a faith in the power of resilience and hope. These graces have carried me through difficult times and they have brought more joy to the good times than I ever could have imagined. The days of our lives, for all of us, are numbered. We know that.”– Elizabeth Edwards

1 Comment

Filed under Quote Of The Day

Save Sacred Heart School, Highland Falls, NY

I received some pretty upsetting news tonight – that after 80 years of top-notch education, service and community, Sacred Heart School in Highland Falls, NY (my elementary school) may have to shut its doors in June.

Sacred Heart has not been immune to the dwindling enrollments in Catholic schools over the past few decades and was once almost shut under Cardinal O’Connor in the mid-90s. But this time around seems worse, people say, as the NY archdiocese is prepared to cut its ties with the school at the end of the school year. Officials at Sacred Heart have been asked to prepare a contingency plan, but according to sources, enrollment would need to double for Sacred Heart to remain open. Basically, we need a miracle.

Continue reading

4 Comments

Filed under Do Something For Humanity For Crying Out Loud, The Crazy People I Call My Own, WORST Things Ever

God Bless Our Troops

Lt. Col. Gregory Gadson, former Army football player

While we all may differ on politics, religion, ethics, business, education…whatever, there is no denying that we need to honor the men and women who proudly serve our country and protect our freedom.

Visit www.missionserve.org to find a Veterans Day event in your neighborhood, and keep visiting the site after today to do your part in supporting our troops.

“It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag.” – Father Dennis Edward O’Brien, USMC

Leave a comment

Filed under Do Something For Humanity For Crying Out Loud, Holidays