Life - simple but, always complicated!!

Light One Candle – the blog of The Christophers "It's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness" (The Christopher motto) February 24, 2022 The Gift of Reconciliation: A Christopher News Note Posted by Tony Rossi Estranged family members. Broken friendships. Bitter fights with strangers. These situations can be all too common, resulting in feelings of regret—and a longing for reconciliation. For the Christian, reconciliation is a central tenet of our faith, modeled by Jesus. It recognizes God’s order above the damage caused by human sinfulness. What’s most powerful about reconciliation is that it takes both sides in a dispute to set aside hurts, ego, and being ‘right,’ to restore what was lost. In addition, one of our tasks as Christians is to bring reconciliation into the world by modeling it ourselves through giving and accepting forgiveness, offering our own repentance, and seeking healing to bring about God’s kingdom. As priest and ...

SUNDAY OCTOBER 31, 1976. ORCHARD PARK NY -RICH STADIUM. LINK  Oct. 31 1976.. NYJ vs. BUFFALO BILLS: Who books a trip to a pro football game 1 1/2 hours away the morning after Halloween parties & celebrations on a college campus ? 🤔 SJFC student activity board (SAC )did. Anyway , my roommate & I heard a pounding at our door early on 10/31/76, its Ed Lockwood dorm director for SJFC. Ed lived in a room on the other side of the elevator from us on HAFFEY 4. He was trying to fill more seats on the bus to Rich Stadium, he was also the bus driver. $5 for a ride to & ticket for the game. I was definitely interested, the Bills vs my Jets with Joe Namath. Roommate Dave Murray& I quickly said yes (maybe because we were still feeling the excitement & beers from last night's Halloween extravaganza at the Campus Club ). Dave was a WNY boy, thus a Bills & OJ fan. Oops, as college freshmen we never checked the weather reports. Besides, it was 1976. How wou...

LINK Indiana-QB-ZWins-Heisman-Trophy & Catholic-faith.html Did you know Coach Vince Lombardi & Coach Don Shula, who both won multiple NFL championships,  regularly attended daily Mass? The former Brooklyn Dodger & NYM manager was a devout Catholic,  he never missed Mass .   Emerson Boozer a starting running back on the 1969 SB champion NYJ was a regular lector at St. Hugh's Catholic Church in Melville NY. Kobe Bryant & Caitlin Clark regularly attended/attend Mass.  Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzula says the rosary daily.  Jordan Speith professes his Catholic faith.  Basketball HOF Coach, Coach K..& College basketball analyst Bill Rafferty both value & practice their Catholic faith.  Teach me goodness, discipline, and knowledge

AUSTRIA MASS SHOOTING 12/14/2025 If you don't believe in evil (the DEVIL) , here's another example of the devil's existence. Along with BROWN university, Charlie Kirk, Newtown, Buffalo Tops grocery store, VA Tech, Idaho. Columbine, & the list is neverending.......... 🙏, 🙏 🙏 Folk, you represent friends/family from all different periods in my life; toddler, elementary school, hs, college, farm kid, pre marriage, fatherhood, ... today... I was baptized a Catholic, raised & schooled as a Catholic, I still have a very strong Catholic faith.  You & I may differ on political beliefs, professional sports teams ...etc.   But, I hope we're all on the same page as to the evil in our world, these senseless killings MUST be stopped .  I watched the Erica Kirk interview last evening, Mrs Kirk said "the internet, social media is stoking the fires of evil" . The evil has got to be attacked, eradicated or else our world in the years , centuries ahead w...

October 17, 2017 UBER, TAXES, JUDGING OTHERS.. Friends, family, Much in the news & social media these days about harassment. But, something else has been bothering me. At a recent meal out in a restaurant , the discussion was about Uber, cost, convience & tipping etc. I said I have had pleasant experiences and that tipping is now allowed. Drivers have always been polite and on time.  I also stated that Uber failed to educate their drivers that driving costs, gasoline, maintenance etc are tax deductible , or by the use of a flat mileage expense. I said my recent driver was a young Afro American woman, and she had no idea. I quickly educated her on this, she knew she had to declare income because Uber provides a 1099, but knew nothing about deducting expenses. One in my party scoffed , and said "Yeah, if she even files an income tax return " I said the IRS will follow up on 1099 income statements issued by UBER. The person in my party answered with a laugh, yeah righ...

Why are so many families breaking apart ? ? Link: - Why are so many families are breaking apart ?? Why are so many families breaking apart—and is social media making it even harder to heal?       Across America, parent-child estrangement is on the rise, with nearly one in four adults now cut off from a close family member. Laura, a single mom known online as "Doormat Mom," shares how her youngest daughter walked away after building a new life overseas. Kristen, a licensed therapist, explains why she chose to go "no contact" with her own mother—and why she believes not every relationship should be saved. April, a mother of four, opens up about losing her daughter to a cycle of hurt she says started long before her time, while her mother, Karen, says the blame being thrown at her is both unfair and incomplete. Dr. Phil breaks down the shifting cultural norms, the toxic messages spreading on social media , and the hard conversations families must have if th...