An Education of Immersion in Absence
June 24, 2020 By Matthew Hennessey
The beauty and challenges of the family wildnerness.
Now Is the Springtime of Our Social Distance
March 17, 2020 By Matthew Hennessey
“Whatever you do try to keep it light.”
Too late.
Call Your Parents, Get to Heaven
February 12, 2020 By Matthew Hennessey
Little kids, little problems; big kids, big problems.
Nobody Told Me There’d Be Socks Under the Radiator
November 13, 2019 By Matthew Hennessey
A family is a living thing.
Whoever Is Tapping Could You Please Stop?
October 8, 2019 By Matthew Hennessey
Road trips make memories that last a lifetime.
It’s Not a Party Until Someone Counts the Shingles
September 3, 2019 By Matthew Hennessey
We are all at different stages of the game.
Gaelic Football Is Our Green New Deal
April 24, 2019 By Matthew Hennessey
It’s basketball plus a touch of violence and a pinch of volleyball.
Shake the Hand That Shook the Hand
February 13, 2019 By Matthew Hennessey
My mitts are an embarrassment.
Our Lady of the Lamp and Hammer
October 9, 2018 By Matthew Hennessey
It was a sticky hitch for a late hour.
Learning to Lighten Up for Lent
February 7, 2018 By Matthew Hennessey
I hope I am not a “serious person.”
Keys in the Song of Love
January 11, 2018 By Matthew Hennessey
*clickety-clack clickety-clack clackding ziiiiiiiip*
Christmas Is Not (Just) A Story
December 5, 2017 By Matthew Hennessey
Then the baby came and all was quiet.
All Are Welcome
September 28, 2017 By Matthew Hennessey
“We take any woman who is pregnant and needs a place to stay.”
Another Office Drone with Vacation Brain
August 25, 2017 By Matthew Hennessey
Why can’t we just live here forever?
Doubts About the Program
March 16, 2017 By Matthew Hennessey
Humans are part of the environment, not a blight upon it.
His Talent Doesn’t Come From Dad
January 19, 2017 By Matthew Hennessey
Many can’t manage their gifts, just as some people can’t handle the truth.
The Only List that Matters
December 11, 2016 By Matthew Hennessey
You can’t win it if you ain’t in it.
Miracle on Perryridge Road
September 16, 2016 By Matthew Hennessey
The rookie has some veterans worried about losing their spots in the batting order.
No Hiding from the Hardest Jobs
July 22, 2016 By Matthew Hennessey
You get paid for the stuff you don’t enjoy, not the stuff you do.
What Day Is It Again?
April 17, 2016 By Matthew Hennessey
Hitching her dreams to mine was no sure thing. She is a woman of strong faith.
In Praise of Rich Uncles
March 21, 2016 By Matthew Hennessey
Special arrangements could always be made.
The Lord God Made Them All
February 19, 2016 By Matthew Hennessey
All of God’s creatures have a place in the choir.
Merry Christmas from the Family
December 11, 2015 By Matthew Hennessey
What can I give Him, poor as I am?