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Irish Wakes, Poems and Prayers

In Ireland, upon the death of a loved one in the rural country, the body is laid out and is “waked” by the friends and neighbors. After the family and friends have had time to intensely lament for their beloved, food and whiskey are brought out...

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Hearts Together, Forever…

This month offers us an opportunity to celebrate love. As children in school, we shared valentine cards with classmates. Years later we shared a special dinner, a box of chocolates, exchanged a card, given flowers, sent a text with a special...

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Another Father’s Day without Dad

The ads are in the paper, on tv and on the radio. Get him a grill, think about a new shirt, wash his car, a new fishing pole is nice. All this anticipation heightens our senses to the reality that many of us will not be doing any of these things...

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