My grandmother passed away last week after a long life that included a battle with dementia. She was my last grandparent, one of the last physical connections I have with that generation of my family – on either side. The family asked me to give the eulogy at her funeral Mass yesterday and of course...
My aunt - my mom’s sister - passed away last week. She was my godmother. She was a feisty woman with a heart as big as Boston itself. My cousins gave me the tremendous honor of delivering the eulogy. So please, take a minute to get to know her.
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Last night, while the family was at dinner, my f...
I’m an uncle! Legitimately. I’ve had the honor of many friends telling their children to refer to me as "unlce" in one form or another, but now, I have a niece!
Welcome to the world Sophia Helen!!
If you’ve read these pages at all, you know I first started writing as a way to process what I felt was a...
