(I was going through some of my columns Ihave written over the years and came across thisone I wrote 15 or so years ago. I had to chuckle andthought I’d share it again with my readers.)I was headed into the grocery store when thisnice looking fellow walked up beside meand commented, “This is some beautifulweather we’re having.”“Beautiful; absolutely beautiful. Withthis …

A child will get sick; that is given. It’s part of thechild’s rite of passage. The child will play and play hard,oblivious to the illness that is overtaking the strengthand vitality of the young human. Eventually the child’sillness will progress to a point that it must be given medicineand if no medicine is dispensed, the childwill become sicker, weaker, unable …

We all know that there is a crisis in the CatholicChurch right now. Allegations of sexually abusive clergyare pouring in worldwide. Unfortunately, the roots ofthis terrible tragedy engulfing the Catholic Church havestrong ties to the Bayou Sate. Here’s how NationalPublic Radio in Minnesota titled their investigativestory on sexual abuse by priests: “ItAll Began in Lafayette, Louisiana.” And it did,back in …