THE MARRIED LIFE “As the hind longs for the running water, so my soul longs for you O God!” (Psalms 42:2) Mary: “Stop!” Tom said, and he pointed to a deer in the forest coming slowly toward us, with its mate not far behind. The deer came so close we could probably have reached out […]
Mary Duddy: Dreams of marriage and newspapers
THE MARRIED LIFE The first time I met my husband Tom was at a Cursillo closing Mass. He was playing the accordion and seemed so joyful I remember thinking, “Now that’s the kind of man I’d like to marry!” Little did I know that thought would come true. But we didn’t meet again for six […]
Mary Duddy: An introduction
THE MARRIED LIFE The Hawaii Catholic Herald welcomes a new local columnist, Mary Duddy, who will write on marriage and family issues, topics with which she is very familiar. She won’t necessarily appear in every issue, but as inspiration strikes. Here is her introduction. My husband Tom and I came to Hawaii on orders from […]