Tag: Mass

• Another Kind of Break

  I’ve been writing regularly, but my last post here was about how impatient I was for Thanksgiving Break. I recounted how I had spent the summer in a boot due to a bad break, a broken ankle. I just couldn’t wait for five whole days in a row off from school and being free to…

  michardillo

  March 13, 2020

  Essay

  ADW, Archdiocese of Washington, Break, Catholic school, COVID 19, Easter, Lent, Mass, Shrine of St. Jude, Stations, teacher

• Invite Him to the Storm

  One of the things I love most about being Catholic is the ability to practice my faith anywhere, anytime. I’ve attended Mass in nearly every state and country that I’ve visited. Sometimes it has been in a foreign language, and while listening to the homily can be a challenge, I know the parts of the…

  michardillo

  July 28, 2016

  Essay, faith

  ACTS, Catholic, Colossians, Father Oliver Toner, Florida, Fort Myers, Genesis, Irish priest, Louisiana, Luke, Magnificat, Mass, prayer, praying, scripture, teacher, teaching, Thessalonians

• À bientôt

  On Thursday, May 14, 2015, I said my final goodbye to my dad or at least my final goodbye in this life. Being a faithful Catholic, however, I truly believe that I will see him again in eternal life, so perhaps Thursday’s goodbye was merely à bientôt. His funeral was beautiful. My brothers and I…

  michardillo

  May 17, 2015

  Essay

  Catholic, death, faith, funeral, grief, Gumbo, Hallmark, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana, Mass, Plaquemines Parish, Port Sulphur, Red Beans and Rice, smothered chicken