Monthly Archives: March 2010
Back in Commission: Padre Steve’s Long Journey Back
Padre Steve is Back in Commission Today I know that I am back fully in commission. I have been feeling this for a while and have seen some extraordinary progress since my “Christmas Miracle” and even since Lent began. Like … Continue reading
Filed under faith, Military, philosophy, PTSD, US Navy
Dad’s Gift of Baseball to Me…a New Season Begins
Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. Not all holes, or games, are created equal.” George Will Harbor Park Baseball has always been a source of enjoyment for … Continue reading
Going to War: Flying in Al Anbar on C-130s
C-130′s in Iraq This is another installment of my “Going to War” Series that I began last year. In the Fall I had to take a break from posting anything more on the story of my deployment to Iraq in … Continue reading
Filed under History, iraq,afghanistan, Military, Tour in Iraq
Palm or Passion Sunday…the Paradox of the Triumphant Entry and the Cross
The Triumphant Entry “Although we praise our common Lord for all kinds of reasons, we praise and glorify him above all for the cross. Paul passes over everything else that Christ did for our advantage and consolation and dwells incessantly … Continue reading
Filed under christian life, faith, philosophy, Religion
Padre Steve Muses on Turning the Big Five O
“When you are younger you get blamed for crimes you never committed and when you’re older you begin to get credit for virtues you never possessed. It evens itself out.” Casey Stengel Fifty years ago today after putting my mother … Continue reading
Filed under Just for fun, Loose thoughts and musings, philosophy
And it’s One, Two Three Wives You’re out….Memories Residency at Parkland Memorial Hospital ER
Parkland ER (Life Magazine Photo) This is another one of those unusual incidents that I faced during my Pastoral Care Education Residency at Parkland Memorial Hospital. I was in a mood over the weekend and wrote one that was really … Continue reading
Filed under ER's and Trauma, healthcare, Pastoral Care, purely humorous
Tom Hanks on the Pacific War and the Impact of Race in the Pacific War
Anti US Japanese Propaganda This is my third installment of my series background for the new HBO series “The Pacific.” The producer of this series is actor and producer Tom Hanks. Hanks has also acted in “Saving Private Ryan” and … Continue reading
Filed under History, world war two in the pacific
Background on the Pacific Part Two: Guadalcanal the Marines take the Offensive
This is the second “backgrounder” that I am posting to help my readers not acquainted with the War in the Pacific who desire to whet their whistle so to speak get an introduction to this war. While the series appears … Continue reading
Filed under History, Military, world war two in the pacific
