Author Archives: Jim Fair

  Dear Grandpa Diff, I hope you are praying for America – we really need it. More than 40 years have passed since you died and much has changed.  You would be amazed at laptop computers, smart phones, scanners in … Continue reading →

A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, is perhaps the most enduring non-Bible story of the season. First published in 1843, it has been made into so many movie versions that there are published lists of “The Top Ten Versions of … Continue reading →

Working as I do for an international, Catholic religious order (aka Legion of Christ), I’m often blessed to experience what I call “international moments.” Some can be huge moments, like finding yourself in St. Peter’s Square with half a million … Continue reading →

This is a Thanksgiving blog, but it starts with a Christmas dinner. It was not a dark and stormy night, but a pleasant Christmas Day several years ago.  The Fair Family gathered about the table for a variety of sumptuous … Continue reading →

Friends…I want to share the letter below, which Fr David Daly, LC sent earlier this week to the men he serves in spiritual direction.  I found it to be inspiriting during these interesting times. Thy Kingdom Come! Dear Gentlemen, Have … Continue reading →

Dear Adrienne, I’m afraid my generation is going to leave your generation quite a mess to clean up.  Of course, I’m talking about Tuesday’s election.  We baby boomers are key to the results, directly by how we voted, indirectly by … Continue reading →

I have a deep, heartfelt pain about Election Day. No, it isn’t the fear of my candidates losing. It is knowing that many of my fellow Catholics, people I sit near in Mass, people who want to do good for … Continue reading →

The following letter crossed my desk this morning and I thought it might be enjoyable for everyone on this Holy Day.  It is from Fr  Joseph Fazio, LC, Regnum Christi Chaplain for Louisiana and Mississippi, to the folks he serves … Continue reading →

It seems like only yesterday that I had a dumb cell phone.  All it could do is what, well, cell phones were invented to do:  make and receive phone calls. Then I got a smart phone.  It has email, internet, … Continue reading →

Today is Labor Day (Labour Day in Canada). Those were tough days to be a laborer (or a labourer).  People worked 12-hour days, often seven days a week.  Children worked in factories.  Working conditions were miserable. In 1872, 10,000 workers … Continue reading →