Articles By: Matt Hennessey

An education of immersion in absence June 8th, 2021 - God is giving us a glimpse of our future here at Hennessey House. It’s the future we’ll be facing in two years (*gulp*) when some… Read More ››

The (Holy) Spirit of Radio May 8th, 2020 - Steve Lee had no idea what he was doing. It was a Monday morning in July. He’d just arrived at work and was sitting in… Read More ››

Call your parents, get to heaven February 8th, 2020 - My dad and I speak by phone every week. He’s been under the weather so we talk more these days than we have in the… Read More ››

A man you don’t meet everyday April 29th, 2020 - They called him Hambone. His real name was James, but few called him that. The priests at Assumption Church did, as did the teachers at… Read More ››

Now is the springtime of our social distance March 24th, 2020 - It was only an onion. Half an onion, actually. I was going to throw it away. It had been on the cutting board for a… Read More ››

The man in the mirror and me January 30th, 2020 - At 50, you have the face you deserve. I think I read that somewhere. Probably in a magazine. Remember those? I’m not 50 yet, but… Read More ››

It’s not a party until someone counts the shingles September 20th, 2019 - We had a nice little party. Invited some friends. Among our guests were the Freshies and the Frazzles. The Freshies are a couple who are… Read More ››

Dad will cry if he wants to—or not June 4th, 2019 - Among the harder things to prepare for as a parent is the raw emotion that pushes up like an oil strike during big family moments.… Read More ››

Gaelic football is our green new deal May 10th, 2019 - Spring is here. The season of new beginnings. Of baseball and baby chicks. Of Cadbury eggs and confirmations. We are involved in something entirely new—new,… Read More ››

Shake the hand that shook the hand February 20th, 2019 - We’re having some work done on the roof of the new house. The chimney is twisted and needs to be rebuilt. Friends gave us the… Read More ››

Defend Us In Battle September 25th, 2018 - I’m a student of pubs. Maybe it’s because my dad owned one. Maybe it’s because they smell so good, especially that front-door bouquet of stale… Read More ››

That Old House June 29th, 2018 - My mother hated the house on Speedwell Avenue. She may have had her reasons. The kitchen was small, the sink was too far from the… Read More ››

Those Darling Buds Are Here Again June 4th, 2018 - The thing about spring is you forget how great it’s going to be. Life can be a drag. Winters can overstay. But spring is about… Read More ››

A Dad’s View: We Have a Yeller! November 17th, 2017 - Our Billy is a growing boy. He had his first birthday over the summer and has recently taken up toddling. He’s also an early riser,… Read More ››

A Dad’s View: They Call Me the Wanderer April 18th, 2017 - I didn’t always have five children and a wife. It wasn’t that long ago that I had no children and zero wives. On TV, they… Read More ››