Each season provides us with certain memories, especially as we get older.  Growing up in an Irish Catholic family, this was always a special time of the year.  Christmas was around the corner and even the church services were filled with the anticipation of the upcoming holiday.  For those of you who are Catholic, this is the season of Advent, a four week period where we prepare for the Christmas feast.  In my father's day, the sermons at Mass were a bit different than they were when I was … [Read more...]