by Linda Styles Berkery | Oct 25, 2023 | Past Articles
Originally appeared in the Evangelist, April 6, 2018. “May you live to see your children’s children.” This blessing from our wedding 45 years ago has been fulfilled: My fifth grandchild’s recent visit included taking the traditional...
by Linda Styles Berkery | Oct 10, 2023 | Past Articles
(Editor’s note: Ms. Berkery is pastoral associate for faith formation at Our Lady of the Assumption parish in Latham. This reflection on Rev. James Cribbs, who died in 1998, first appeared in Priest magazine. It is reprinted with the author’s permission.)...
by Linda Styles Berkery | Oct 10, 2023 | 100th Bomb Group, Past Articles
Orignially appeared in the Evangelist, April 6, 2018. Memorial Day arrives between the last Sunday of Easter and Pentecost this year. But when I reflect on Memorial Day, I must go all the way back to Lent. My father, Bill Styles, died in March 1975. Every March, I...
by Linda Styles Berkery | Oct 10, 2023 | Past Articles
Originally appeared in the Evangelist, October 8, 2019. It was a marvelous blessing when my former high school teacher, Father Harry J. Flynn, became pastor at my parish, St. Ambrose, in 1981. He brought the same joy and love of life that I remember from my days as a...
by Linda Styles Berkery | Oct 10, 2023 | Past Articles
Originally appeared in the Evangelist, April 6, 2018 Like a double rainbow, my life has been blessed by fatherly wisdom from two outstanding men. My father, Bill Styles, was a whistling, happy funeral director at Styles Funeral Home in Troy. He saw each person, living...
by Linda Styles Berkery | Oct 10, 2023 | Past Articles
This originaly appeared in the Evangelist, April 6, 2018 As a pastoral associate for faith formation, I’m always seeking new ways to help children and adults deepen their understanding of the sacrament of reconciliation. I frequently use personal stories at...
