Promised
By Katharine Gilbert Lately, I’ve been waking in Paris And walking the Rue Cambon Waiting for my Father to arrive We’ll meet again in the early cold it is a trip we must make A long promised visit to Les… Continue Reading
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The Gifts of Our Fathers — Happy Easter 1937
By Msgr. Francis A. Carbine In 1937, the Great Depression blanketed the United States. Unemployment was rampant. However, my father, Francis, had a steady job. He was a manager of an American Store in East Chester. His salary was $33… Continue Reading
The Gifts of Our Fathers — By Susan McMonagle Haggerty
Daniel J. McMonagle was born in 1929 and was first-generation Irish. While still a student at Holy Souls, he took a job bagging groceries at the local Acme to help support his family. Dan attended Roman Catholic H.S. (Class of… Continue Reading
The Gifts of Our Fathers — McGill Clan
To the man who has always instilled in us genuine love and appreciation for the Irish culture, language and music. To the man who ruled his brood with a song and a smile. Happy Father’s Day to Seamus “Jim” McGill.… Continue Reading
Kloonkeelane
By Maureen Benzing A farm boy in woolen pants Works in fields of rich, brown loam Stooping to set potatoes in rows The cuckoo in the gorse-bordered fields Sings its haunting song Oldest lad at home on the land Three… Continue Reading
The Gifts of Our Fathers — By Marita Krivda Poxon
Growing up one of seven children in an old Victorian manse in Oak Lane Philadelphia, I had four older brothers who grounded my life. I looked up to them as just seeming to know everything. But my oldest brother was… Continue Reading