by Kevin Banet | Dec 24, 2025 | Family, Generations, Holidays
Joy From a Child’s Open Arms You wouldn’t expect a restaurant to be a place of epiphany between strangers. Yet that is just what I witnessed two days before Christmas. Our family was dining with our in-laws at a local eatery—one of those places where coffee refills...
by Kevin Banet | Dec 18, 2025 | Family, mental health
A Husband’s Birthday Wish: Drink Away, Dear Loneliness does not suddenly arrive in old age. For many people, it begins much earlier—quietly, invisibly, and often wrapped in moments that are supposed to feel joyful. Birthdays are one of those moments. They are markers...
by Kevin Banet | Nov 17, 2025 | Prayer
Bob Dylan Keeps Us Knockin’ Years ago, a woman named Monica pleaded with a bishop, Ambrose, for some answers about her wayward son Augustine. He replied, “It is impossible that the son of so many tears should perish.” I think of this story whenever I hear Bob...
by Kevin Banet | Nov 8, 2025 | mental health, Senior stories
Finding Strength in the Struggle It’s a curious mix, isn’t it—compassion and admiration? We often feel sympathy for someone we see struggling yet we admire them at the same time. Have you ever felt that way? Recently I came across the story of a woman, age 74, who...
by Kevin Banet | Nov 1, 2025 | mental health
Aches and Pains, but Strong Legs: Staying Active After 60 Is regular exercise for an older person really worth the trouble? Are brisk walks or runs possible for those of us who were never athletes in the first place? I came across a story on Reddit that caught my...
