Category Archives: Saturday Brunch

The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: Sept. 1, 2018 — Labor Day Edition By all these lovely tokens September days are here, with summer’s best of weather and autumn’s best of cheer. • Helen Hunt Jackson For Labor Day — Some less than sanguine quotes about work… Hard work never killed anybody, but why take aContinue reading “The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: Sept. 1, 2018 — Labor Day Edition”

The IM Saturday Brunch: August 25, 2018 Nuns having fun edition During Marian Catholic High School night at Guaranteed Rate Field on Saturday, Sister Mary Jo Sobiek took the mound to deliver the first pitch. In one of the slickest moves of the season, Sister Mary Jo showed off a cool arm-bounce trick and threwContinue reading “The IM Saturday Brunch: August 25, 2018”

The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: August 18, 2018 Rest in Peace to the Queen of Soul… From “The Church of Aretha Franklin” by Michael Eric Dyson at the New York Times: Just the mention of Aretha Franklin’s name conjured transcendent sonic fury. She came to it honestly. Her father, the Rev. C.L. Franklin, was oneContinue reading “The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: August 18, 2018”

The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: August 11, 2018 Greetings from Chicago! Gail and I are taking a few days to get away and enjoy some of Chicago’s treats, including an evening at Ravinia Festival, the oldest outdoor music festival in the U.S. This was a classical music night, featuring one of the world’s greatest orchestras,Continue reading “The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: August 11, 2018”

The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: August 4, 2018 Back to School Edition August is the new September, my friends. At least in the part of the world I live in. Because of “year-round school” and “balanced schedules,” the kiddos around us are heading back to school now, in late July and early August. I hadContinue reading “The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: August 4, 2018 — Back to School Edition”

The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: July 28, 2018 Roller Coaster Madness!   There it is, folks — the official POV video of a ride on the old classic wooden roller coaster “The Beast” at King’s Island in Cincinnati. Tomorrow, I’ll be taking the real ride with my grandson as we spend a day together beforeContinue reading “The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: July 28, 2018”

The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: July 21, 2018 Anyone need a little respite from all the noise of this week? Ho-o-oly cow! Welcome to the table where no political talk is allowed today. If you’re like me you’ve had enough of that in the past several days to last a lifetime. Instead, we’re going toContinue reading “The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: July 21, 2018”

The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: July 14, 2018 It’s county fair season in my part of the world. State fairs are around the corner and these celebrations and gatherings will be going on throughout the summer and fall. I’m trying to decide whether or not we want to offer at our Brunch some of theContinue reading “The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: July 14, 2018”

The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: July 7, 2018 From AOL: Who says this isn’t a great country? What could be better than a 104 year-old WWII veteran throwing out the first pitch for the Memphis Redbirds, triple-A affiliate for the St. Louis Cardinals. From the New York Times: For many reasons we’ve been hearing aContinue reading “The IM Saturday Monks Brunch: July 7, 2018”