It is said of the Irish… “Be they kings, or poets, or farmers, They’re a people of great worth, They keep company with the angels, And bring a bit of heaven here to earth.” Edward Aloysius Flaherty married my mother’s younger sister, Mary Cantu, sometime after the end of World War II. He was born …
Author Archives: Chris Lopez
What Is A Man Profited?
Having lived almost seven decades, it is possible I have learned a thing or two. I know that one day I must stand before my Creator. Who is He? How well do I know Him? The Son of the Father, in what is known as the great intercessory prayer, declared that “…this is life eternal, …
The Will of the People
There is something to be said for valiant stands against the odds. In Ted Cruz we find the makings of statesman, and not a politician. He has pitted himself against the Democratic Party and the aptly named ‘Surrender Caucus’ of Make Believe Republicans. “I don’t work for the party bosses in Washington. I work for …
Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall
“Into each life some rain must fall But too much is falling in mine Into each heart some tears must fall But some day the sun will shine…” So went the song made popular by the now departed Ella Fitzgerald. Much truth is found in those words. Life was not meant to be trouble free. …
“Thy will be done”
In those darkest of moments, when rejection and defeat beset us, having pleaded for understanding, we must summon the courage to finalize each heart rending petition with the words, “Thy will be done, O Lord”. Then shall we learn that the things which matter most, in time and in eternity, come in His own time, …