Caring for an aging parent is rarely a single moment or a sudden shift. For me, it happened slowly, almost imperceptibly, over time. What began as small changes eventually reshaped… Read more

When I think of my grandmother, Margaret Harper, the first word that comes to mind is frugal. She was the type of woman who rinsed out Ziploc bags to reuse them,… Read more

There was an old priest who got sick of all the people in his parish who kept confessing to adultery. One Sunday, in the pulpit, he said, “If I hear… Read more

When I was 87 years old, I learned a truth about love that I wish I had understood decades earlier. It did not come gently, nor did it arrive wrapped… Read more

MAN: Have you finished ironing my silk shirt? BUTLER: Yes, sir. MAN: Then please bring it here. I have to get dressed! BUTLER: Sir, I was ironing and someone knocked… Read more

A fourth-grade teacher was giving her pupils a lesson in logic. “Here is the situation,” she said. “A man is standing up in a boat in the middle of a… Read more

“Sister Ann, aren’t you putting on a little weight?” inquired Father Dan during his visit to the convent, suspiciously eyeing her bulging stomach. “Why, no Father,” answered the nun demurely,… Read more

I took my dad to the mall the other day to buy some new shoes (he is 92). We decided to grab a bite at the food court. I noticed… Read more

One rainy afternoon, I rushed into a grocery store for coffee and unexpectedly found myself defending an elderly woman accused of shoplifting a piece of fruit. Her tired eyes and… Read more