Happy New Year!

Happy winter, and Happy, healthy New Year to all!  Even non-Catholics like me were touched by Pope Francis’s early hopes and wishes for the world as he took office. His dream was for a more caring, paternal, loving world.  As I look around these days, after a few decades of observations, I find myself wholeheartedly joining him in this wish and prayer, and urging. It seems to me our quick pace, high tech gadgetry, and money motivations need a little bit more of the above. So, you and I need to dig a little deeper, and be more sensitive and caring, and compassionate, and giving. We must. As we approach this new year, I wish you love, and all of the above.

-Love,

Al