The Ninety Deuce

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Shake the Hand That Shook the Hand

February 13, 2019 By Matthew Hennessey

My mitts are an embarrassment.

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One Flu Over the Foosball Table

January 9, 2019 By Matthew Hennessey

The virus is no joke.

You’re In Good Hands

December 11, 2018 By Matthew Hennessey

Christmas is a time for intangibles.

Take a Penny, Leaf a Penny

November 14, 2018 By Matthew Hennessey

Little eyes are watching.

Our Lady of the Lamp and Hammer

October 9, 2018 By Matthew Hennessey

It was a sticky hitch for a late hour.

It Bears All Things

July 13, 2018 By Matthew Hennessey

Love does not seek its own interests.

That Old House

June 14, 2018 By Matthew Hennessey

I did my growing up on Speedwell Avenue.

Darling Buds Are Here Again

May 11, 2018 By Matthew Hennessey

The fire still burns.

The Girl Who Cried Moose

April 5, 2018 By Matthew Hennessey

“Made you look!”

Photo by Luca Violetto

Keep Pedaling

March 9, 2018 By Matthew Hennessey

You’re going to fall. Do not panic. 

Learning to Lighten Up for Lent

February 7, 2018 By Matthew Hennessey

I hope I am not a “serious person.”

Keys in the Song of Love

January 11, 2018 By Matthew Hennessey

*clickety-clack clickety-clack clackding ziiiiiiiip*

Christmas Is Not (Just) A Story

December 5, 2017 By Matthew Hennessey

Then the baby came and all was quiet.

We Have a Yeller

November 3, 2017 By Matthew Hennessey

It’s better to be annoying than ignored.

All Are Welcome

September 28, 2017 By Matthew Hennessey

“We take any woman who is pregnant and needs a place to stay.”

Another Office Drone with Vacation Brain

August 25, 2017 By Matthew Hennessey

Why can’t we just live here forever?

Everyone Was a Bird

July 14, 2017 By Matthew Hennessey

Dulce et decorum est convalescere.

Lilly’s Big Day

May 10, 2017 By Matthew Hennessey

These blessings come once in a lifetime.

The Called Me the Wanderer

April 6, 2017 By Matthew Hennessey

All are welcome.

Doubts About the Program

March 16, 2017 By Matthew Hennessey

Humans are part of the environment, not a blight upon it.

Love Among the Artifacts

March 14, 2017 By Matthew Hennessey

Beware the flyleaf inscription.

His Talent Doesn’t Come From Dad

January 19, 2017 By Matthew Hennessey

Many can’t manage their gifts, just as some people can’t handle the truth.

The Only List that Matters

December 11, 2016 By Matthew Hennessey

You can’t win it if you ain’t in it.

Forgive Us Our Trespasses

November 17, 2016 By Matthew Hennessey

You’re doing well enough.

My Sheep Hear My Voice

October 14, 2016 By Matthew Hennessey

We are not alone.

Miracle on Perryridge Road

September 16, 2016 By Matthew Hennessey

The rookie has some veterans worried about losing their spots in the batting order.

No Hiding from the Hardest Jobs

July 22, 2016 By Matthew Hennessey

You get paid for the stuff you don’t enjoy, not the stuff you do.

One Dad at a Time

June 17, 2016 By Matthew Hennessey

Putting the family back together

Be Fruitful, Multiply

May 13, 2016 By Matthew Hennessey

We’re having a baby.

What Day Is It Again?

April 17, 2016 By Matthew Hennessey

Hitching her dreams to mine was no sure thing. She is a woman of strong faith.

In Praise of Rich Uncles

March 21, 2016 By Matthew Hennessey

Special arrangements could always be made.

The Lord God Made Them All

February 19, 2016 By Matthew Hennessey

All of God’s creatures have a place in the choir.

You Are Forgiven

January 21, 2016 By Matthew Hennessey

May God give you pardon and peace.

Merry Christmas from the Family

December 11, 2015 By Matthew Hennessey

What can I give Him, poor as I am?

Take the Wife-griping Somewhere Else

November 17, 2015 By Matthew Hennessey

If you need someone to nod his head in agreement while you badmouth your “old lady,” count me out.

Everyone Needs a Friend Like Joe Boots

October 10, 2015 By Matthew Hennessey

He needs these words of praise like he needs poison ivy on the back of his knees.

Secrets of the Big Manila Envelope

September 16, 2015 By Matthew Hennessey

I was a disco-era Howdy Doody.

Mourning the Death of False Idols

July 24, 2015 By Matthew Hennessey

Fathers everywhere measured themselves against Atticus Finch.

“That’s where the crazy guy lives”

June 19, 2015 By Matthew Hennessey

I did an angry thing.

Star Wars Is Still Star Wars

May 21, 2015 By Matthew Hennessey

The childhood magic is gone, but the essential messages remain.

Another Easter in the Basement

April 20, 2015 By Matthew Hennessey

“Come. Bring me your troubles. I will make it all okay.”

Lent and Heroism

March 20, 2015 By Matthew Hennessey

You wouldn’t give up your life for a maybe, would you?

Fifty Years a Priest

February 17, 2015 By Matthew Hennessey

A good man celebrates half a century as God’s priest

Everything Worth Doing Is Hard

January 18, 2015 By Matthew Hennessey

We all have challenges.

Snap Out of It, Scrooge

December 16, 2014 By Matthew Hennessey

Already have everything I want.

No Way to Overdose on the Best Medicine

November 18, 2014 By Matthew Hennessey

Laughter is the ballast of love.

Paralyzing diagnosis, amazing child

October 10, 2014 By Matthew Hennessey

He said her spirit is eternal, while her body is only temporary.

A Whiff of the Pipe

September 12, 2014 By Matthew Hennessey

The fragrant, earthy, enveloping smell of pipe tobacco was Grandpa’s trademark.

Prayers of the (Mostly) Faithful

July 31, 2014 By Matthew Hennessey

“Kiki and Marina, pray for us.”

For Mother’s Day

May 9, 2014 By Matthew Hennessey

We see it all. We see it every day.

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