Life - simple but, always complicated!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS! 1991 SCHMITT NEWSLETTER As the year is quickly coming to a close, we'll try to update you with the news at the Schmitt household in 1991.We guess the first and biggest news of 1991 is that Rochester was hit with a major ice storm in early March. It was an experience that will not soon be forgotten. The weekend was spent celebrating Kristen's third birthday (yes, respectfully & with love,  Grandma & Grandpa S came for the weekend ). The rain began falling Sunday evening with freezing temperatures, perfect conditions for an ICE STORM. The sounds in the middle of the night were unforgettable as trees and branches were snapping and crashing all round the house. Looking out the windows was a sight as there was ice and branches down everywhere. There were no lights as most of Rochester was without electric. We were lucky as we received electric back after three long days but, many people were without for up to ten days.  The storm didn't cause any  majo...

First of All Happy 250th USA independence Day ! Cardinal Joe Tobin This Independence Day, let’s recommit our nation, and ourselves, to liberty and justice for all. May the next 250 years be dedicated to peace and the common good! May the Sacred Heart of Jesus and His Immaculate Mother inspire us to protect the human dignity of all God’s people. Some of you I've known since the 1960s, others we met during the 1970s at high-school, college, or some other social relationships. The 1980s at work, or an outreach from my marriage, church, and same onto the 1990s, 2000s, & some over the past decade.  Tom Kean is a brave brave man. Our country has come a long way since the way Senator Thomas Eagleton was treated in 1972. Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt , two of our greatest Presidents dealt with depression during their presidency, but then they didn't know & of course it was all secretive.  You all know peopl...

My godmother was Jean Garvey,  the older sister of my father. Aunt Jean was the only girl in a family of three boys, a sister Claire died at the age of two. Of course Aunt Jean was very religious,  full of faith. Her mother , my grandmother was.  She was a bit worried about me after my father died and I was struggling with depression. 2012 was the year of death in the Schmitt family, Aunt Jean's husband, Frank Garvey died at the end of January. Her brother, my father died in the beginning of April. Then, the youngest brother Roger died in the beginning of November.  She felt like she was abandoned.   But, I now know what sustained her. She received the Christopher News Notes (www.christophers.org ) on a regular basis. As a gift to her godson Aunt Jean signed me up to receive the newsletter.  Here is the latest;  My top three tha...

GIVING THANKS  🔗🔗 GOD BLESS AMERICA 🇺🇲 🎶   Living Faith June 3, 2026 St. Charles Lwanga and Companions Facing Hardships? …bear your share of hardship for the Gospel with the strength that comes from God…and the grace bestowed on us in Christ Jesus… 2 Timothy 1:8, 9 St. Paul, the prisoner, knows of hardship. We may face physical and emotional hardships due to our choices for Christ and the teachings of his Church. Standing up or standing out from among our peers or families when it comes to this faith, we may naturally fear facing scorn, being ostracized or worse. I can’t pretend it hasn’t happened to me, and the short list of my losses includes friends,...