Category Archives: catholic church

Right Hand Man

Posted on February 2, 2012 by

During my dad’s 30 years in business, there were only a few people who worked for him, but none of them for as long as his right hand man, Mr. John Fatz. He was such a regular fixture in our … Continue reading →

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Cursing Out A Corpse

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

 I’m sure everyone is familiar with Tourette Syndrome and some of the behavior that comes along with it. And it must be weird to have it, but you have to admit, extreme cases of it are pretty funny. I did … Continue reading →

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100 Times

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

  Did you have the unfortunate experience of going to Catholic school? We did. All four of us went to St. Alice Catholic school where there were some really shitty nuns and teachers. For example, I used to get in … Continue reading →

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Crazy Ed and Being Called the “N” Word

Posted on November 18, 2011 by

 There was a guy in our neighborhood that we called “Crazy Ed”. In fact, we put the word “crazy” before a lot of people’s names.  But Crazy Ed was really crazy and everyone knew it. In the summer, he would … Continue reading →

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Mommy Dearest

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

Good morning readers… Continuing on with getting to know your characters, this week you will have the pleasure of reading about Cissie, my mother.  I could write chapters about my parents, but for your sake, I’ve condensed them into a … Continue reading →

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Name Shame!

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

 Sometimes we would go for a long stretch without a funeral, like a few weeks or even a month, and at those times my dad would get really nervous. With so many other funeral homes close by, he was always … Continue reading →

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Altars Are Just Like Stages…

Posted on October 4, 2011 by

Another stage I liked was the altar at St. Alice church. Once you reached 5th grade, the nuns and priests would let students read aloud at mass. I have to be honest, I don’t’ know what I was reading, if … Continue reading →

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Batten Down the Latches

Posted on September 20, 2011 by

 I’m sure that all of you have been to at least one funeral so you probably know the procedure, which typically includes the viewing at the funeral home followed by the church service, followed by a trip to the cemetery. … Continue reading →

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SLUT!!!

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

One thing that sucked about being the kid of a funeral director was that my dad knew everyone in the neighborhood and that meant that they knew who we were too, and could identify any of us if we caused … Continue reading →

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What Would Jesus Do?

Posted on August 17, 2011 by

I think I mentioned that Catholic church attracts a lot of weirdos, including the priests, and we lived across the street from St. Alice Catholic church. My dad knew everyone in the parish and all the nuns and priests (There … Continue reading →

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