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Month: July 2019

THE QUALITY OF A PROPER APOLOGY

THE QUALITY OF A PROPER APOLOGY

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According to a New York Times op-ed by Paul Krugman, we as a nation are suffering from an "epidemic of infallibility."  No one, president or not, wants to admit to wrongdoing, at least not publicly. When people do apologize they often say they are sorry, but offer excuses or rationalizations which is no apology at all. I hear politicians and prominent people who have made public mistakes for which they offer an apology, but not without combining it with an excuse,…

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MARY THELMA BABAROVICH LUVERA 1905 -2000

MARY THELMA BABAROVICH LUVERA 1905 -2000

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On an early Friday morning, July 7th 2000, my mother Mary Thelma Babarovich, died in her sleep at the San Juan Care Center. Her death was not unexpected. After all, she was born on December 28, 1905 and was ninety four years old when she died. She had been in failing health for some time. Her passing was, in fact, a personal blessing to her as she had been ready to meet her maker for some time. She and dad…

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THE IRS SHOULD REVOKE THE TAX EXEMPT STATUS OF BISHOP THOMAS PAPROCKI’S DIOCESE

THE IRS SHOULD REVOKE THE TAX EXEMPT STATUS OF BISHOP THOMAS PAPROCKI’S DIOCESE

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On June 5, after the legislature passed new abortion laws, Catholic Bishop Thomas Paprocki of the diocese of Springfield Illinois issued a "decree" ordering that Illinois legislative members who promoted or voted for the law were not allowed to receive communion at church and should not try to receive it. Not only that, his decree even identifies by name two specific people: the House Speaker and the Senate president. He alleges they:  “Have obstinately persisted in promoting the abominable crime…

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NICOLA LUVERA 1860 – 1956

NICOLA LUVERA 1860 – 1956

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My grandfather, Nicola Luvera, was born in Italy where his father, Paolo Nicola and mother Rosa Luvera were were sheepherders And sharecroppers in Gallina Italy. He worked with his father until he was 16 years old when he decided to move to Reggio Calabria where a cousin Antonio working in a slaughterhouse. He was able to get a job with his cousin and lived with his family for four years. Then he married woman from his village. They had a…

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