Saints

At this time of year, there's a lot of interest in ghost stories, haunted places, and paranormal activities. For young kids, it's about candy, costumes, and jack-o'-lanterns.  In The Haunting, "rumors spread of curious sights and sounds in the [neighborhood], mostly of young children at play and distant church bells ringing." For all the talk of ghosts, the story ends in a surprising way...


Let's not forget the saints. Halloween, or All Hallow's Eve, falls on October 31st while All Saints Day is celebrated on November 1st. Two saints honored on the secular calendar are St. Valentine's Day in February and St. Patrick's Day in March. The Catholic calendar celebrates saints most days of the year.  All Saints Day honors all saints, including those who are unknown and otherwise forgotten. The holy lives saints led are an example for us to follow in our own journey through life.

Turbulent Times

There was another suicide--this time, a friend of the girl who killed herself a few days ago. Some students missed school yesterday because of the rumors that naturally flow from such a tragedy. With Facebook and other social media, word spreads far and wide.


We received a call yesterday from school officials stating that it had been "a good day" and everyone was expected back at school Tuesday. I had no idea until then how serious the rumors were.