by Catholic Wise Guy | May 11, 2021 | Essays, Stories & Poems
Back Home Again In Indiana Sleek and loud the cars were running. Dean Chesterton sat uncomfortably on the aluminum bench seats in the North Vista at the Indianapolis 500 watching them. On the cloudy race day with his wife Lorraine sitting beside him and surrounded by...
by Catholic Wise Guy | Mar 30, 2021 | Essays, Stories & Poems
State Fair Prayer I’ve been going to the Indiana State Fair for years. It was a family tradition when our children were younger. It’s sun and food and fun and can be a learning experience, even an artistic experience if you permit it. I never considered the fair to be...
by Catholic Wise Guy | Feb 26, 2021 | Essays, Stories & Poems
A Special Performance Review Dr. Bill sat down wearily in the chair at Starbucks with his grande decaf in front of him. Black with one Stevia. I was part-way through my half-caf, which included a good dose of half-and-half and three Stevia. “Sorry I’m late,” he said....
by Catholic Wise Guy | Feb 8, 2021 | Essays, Stories & Poems
A Great Contest of Suffering I finished the Church’s daily readings for January 29, 2021 and sat back in my chair, pushing the “Magnificat” away. I sipped my tea. A thought I had been suppressing slithered into my mind: the persecution of Christians was coming to...
by Catholic Wise Guy | Dec 15, 2020 | Essays, Stories & Poems
A Day in the Senior Life Jake commuted to the St. Mary’s office several times a week. Most of his drive was interstate. Some days he prayed, other days he listened to the radio or one of his playlists. This morning he prayed the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, one of his...
by Catholic Wise Guy | Nov 26, 2020 | Essays, Stories & Poems
Is Jesus My Lord? St. Mike and I sat in his small office at St. Rita’s, tired after a day of work in the summer heat with a malfunctioning air conditioner. We were sweaty and not cool with all the maintenance problems and a lack of money and volunteers. “Last night,”...
