When St. Joseph’s church in Duryea was closed for good, I joked with Father Charles Rokosz, pastor of St. Joe’s and two other Duryea parishes, that I was considering buying it and starting my own religion. “Hold off on that… Continue Reading
I attended Christmas Mass at an out-of-town church and, save for the carols, it lacked the Christmas feeling I am used to in the churches of Greater Pittston. Fortunately, the celebrant made up for it. The priest announced that before… Continue Reading
My sister and her husband will probably be going to the movies Christmas night, but it won’t be because of the hype surrounding the release of “The Interview.” It will be because it’s Christmas. Sheila is a few years older… Continue Reading
It was like that scene in The Godfather when Michael Corleone guns down those two guys in the little Italian restaurant. Well, a little like it. Instead of finding a gun that was left for me in the bathroom and… Continue Reading
Except for some fancy footwork to acquire a hard-to-come-by Nintendo one year and a down-to-the-wire acquisition of a White Ranger another, procuring Christmas toys for my son was relatively easy. He was a huge Ghostbusters fan for several years and… Continue Reading