Everyone looks forward to buying their first car. I was no exception. I finished my last college exam and began to search for a car that evening. I decided to look for a second-hand vehicle because I thought that was all I could comfortably afford. I worked part-time from the time I turned ...

It was only supposed to be one round trip. For the past 18 years, since she arrived to take her place on Earth, I have traveled back east to celebrate the Princess of Boston’s birthday. In truth, there were a few surgeries that prevented my sharing her cake, but I know she understood. Being ...

Editor’s note: This saint series will feature a saint and how he or she is a meaningful example for us today. Pope Francis wrote that “the saints help all the faithful” for “their lives are concrete proof that it is possible to put the Gospel into practice.” St. Mother Teresa ...

How often do you use the words “I am”? It is a way to identify yourself. I often begin a talk with those words to identify what my credentials are. I think of myself as a child of God, a widow, a mother, a grandmother, a retired educator, and a columnist. All of those roles I have ...

When I first read that sign, I laughed. Dear Richard, my spousal roommate, refers to the spilling of distilled beverages as alcohol abuse. I did not grow up knowing about alcohol abuse because we had no liquor in the house. My mother was not anti-alcohol, she just had never lived where it ...

By ROBERT STANGER Social Security, which dates back to the Great Depression year of 1935 and the administration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, has certainly been a boon to our family. Basically, as is the case with millions of other recipients, it has allowed my wife and me to ...