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Month: June 2016

THOUGHTS AND IMAGES OF OUR FAMILY IN ANACORTES

THOUGHTS AND IMAGES OF OUR FAMILY IN ANACORTES

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The Anacortes Museum has an incredible collection of material about Anacortes which includes photos and videos. See collection at: http://www.cityofanacortes.org/museum.   Here are a few that have a connection to my family.                                                       This is a photo of my dad Paul Luvera, Sr. who took up totem pole carving in his retirement. The story has been recounted elsewhere in this blog but this photo captures it well     Mother & dad were married 64 years. He immigrated from Italy & mother's family from…

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WHEN FEELING INSECURE, REMEMBER DAVID & GOLIAH

WHEN FEELING INSECURE, REMEMBER DAVID & GOLIAH

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When faced with challenges that make us feel insecure let’s remember that the most powerful force we have is what we tell ourselves and believe. It’s all in our attitude because we create our own reality. Even the Bible gives us examples of courage against what appear to be insurmountable challenges. In 1-Samuel we have the famous story of David and Goliath. The Philistines had gathered their forces for war in Judah with a pitched camp. Saul and the Israelites…

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HISTORY PROVES A JACKASS CAN BE ELECTED TO POLITICAL OFFICE

HISTORY PROVES A JACKASS CAN BE ELECTED TO POLITICAL OFFICE

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It’s true. Boston Curtis was elected to a city Council position as a Republican in the town of Milton in September 1938. The candidate had been sponsored for office by the mayor of Milton, Kenneth Simmons, a Democrat and he won the election. However, Boston Curtis was a jackass who had been registered for the election by the mayor in order to prove his point that he believed people didn’t bother to find out enough about the candidates for whom…

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FR. FRANK COSTELLO S.J. 1921 – MAY 23, 2016

FR. FRANK COSTELLO S.J. 1921 – MAY 23, 2016

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This morning I watched on a live video stream over the Internet the funeral Mass from St Aloysius church in Spokane. The church was full of people and a crowd of priests plus the Bishop all there to honor a man of God. The funeral was for a dear friend of Lita and I – Frank Costello, a Jesuit priest who died May 23, 2016 at the Sacred Heart Jesuit Center infirmary in Los Gatos California at age 94. It…

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