T is the season of ordinations to the priesthood and assignment changes for priests and some people want to do something nice him.   Mon...

I n the original Law and Order series they had the odd habit of ending conversations abruptly.   I suppose it was so that they could get...

T hings are wonderfully hectic here at the parish as we prepare for the organ dedication.   They are so busy that one would think that C...

W hen I was a very young man one of my best friend’s Dad was running for city council and they asked me to help them deliver flyers door t...

T oday is just a cleanup of some last notes about ordination.   It is interesting to note how many times Mrs. Fenner makes reference to ...

S ay that you are invited to an ordination; what does that mean?  Depending on the size of the cathedral and class size, the ordination ce...

Y esterday I had a funeral for a family member and a cousin from California who did not grow up in Barberton or have the opportunity to ...

T his week Monsignor Manners is stumped.  Mrs. Fenner is of no help, I cannot find anything in my books, and I've even written to Miss ...

M rs. Fenner turns her eye next to the topic of ordination.   It is not as easy a beast to tackle as you might imagine.   The standard of ...

F inishing up First Holy Communion is the afterglow party.   Strictly speaking there is no grand tradition of a First Communion party thou...

E veryone knows exactly how First Communion should be done.   It is as obvious as the nose on your face: that is, if you are a fly looki...

A t baptism I tell parents that this is only the first day of their child’s baptism.   It is the beginning of a relationship and a proce...

P art of the problem of telling people how to die is that they don’t want to talk about it until it is painfully obvious that they or so...

Sorry that there was not a post yesterday.  Coming back from a short vacation there was simply not time to do all that was necessary around...

Y ou don’t have to have a party following a baptism, but it is a good excuse to have one.   If you are too stressed or if your finances do...