Dear Friends, I would like to share a few details of my biography with you, the parishioners of Holy Trinity Parish, in the hope that we might have some common talking points when, on some happy occasion, we have the opportunity to meet. I was born on the Northwest side of Chicago on July 25, 1939. My mother’s name was Augusta and my father’s name was Joseph Kruczynski, but he shortened the family…

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When I was young, I was afraid to open my mouth because I knew that I would stutter. Imagine, being afraid, really scared, of being called on to speak, having to answer a question, or even communicating a simple thought or request to another person. All my life I’ve been struggling with stuttering. I had many moments of doubt about myself, my speech therapist, and his ability to do his job. I…

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Need a great book to get you through the long Chicago winter? Try Voyage to Alpha Centauri, by Catholic novelist Michael O’Brien. The story begins almost a century from now, in the year 2097. Mankind has finally developed the necessary technology—and secured the necessary funding—to conduct a large-scale, manned expedition through space to a distant planet. Neil Ruiz de Hoyos, scientist and…

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