Celebrate St. Lucy’s Day! When I was a kid, hers was the coolest statue in my parish church — eyeballs on a saucer. I was a typical boy …

Join me today as I pray for two dear Lucys: one lovely little preemie just coming home for the first time; the other Lucy, a friend’s mom, just entering the last phase of a good life.

And here’s a song that will stick with you and remind you to pray.