By John De Gano

 Fresh from publishing his document on the environment, Laudato Si (May 23, 2015), Pope Francis did what any ‘worth-his-salt’ author would do, he went on a whirlwind promotional tour, stopping at the U.S. Capitol to speak to Congress, lunching with the  homeless, and preaching at Masses at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York, the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C., and at Madison Square Garden.

By Deacon John DeGano

 The other day Cheryl and I caught the Disney movie, Tomorrowland, at the local cheap theater. 

 This may come as a shock to some who know me, because I usually am a pretty discriminating movie viewer; setting the bar pretty high when it comes to what I will pay full price for and what I deem not worthy of even a couple of bucks… (I’ve been burned before!).

By John De Gano

 I am in my second childhood.

 That’s what my fellow staff members initially thought this summer when I began tearing up newspapers and dipping them in watered down glue before affixing them to the outside of a plastic bag-covered coffee can.

By Deacon John Degano

 “And Jesus wept...”

 These three words comprise the shortest sentence in the Bible and yet they are some of the most powerful words recorded.