There doesn't seem to be a lot of agreement on a saint for today. The vatican.va website lists Saints Quiricus and Julietta as the saints of the day, but provides no further information on them. They were a mother and child, martyrs under the Diocletian persecutions in Tarsus. Saint Lutgardis (1182-1246) was sent to a [...]
I've written a fair amount this week but I've also had a few projects going... The potholder loom has been a more interesting project than I expected. That is, I expected to make potholders. I've ended up doing a lot of color experimentation because the loops I use have come in packages with highly random [...]
Long ago when I visited New Hampshire and climbed the mountain known as South Pack Monadnock I watched chipmunks run around on the rocks there. Chipmunks often run in a straight line, and then suddenly turn 90º and dart in the new direction for a bit. Rinse and repeat. That’s my brain this morning. For example, [...]
This is Saint Thomas the Apostle church in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It's part of the Diocese of Lansing and is the oldest Catholic parish in Ann Arbor. The church was built in the late 1800's but the ceiling paintings may be very recent. I love the blue arch above the tabernacle. There are rose windows [...]
Some wonderful eye candy... for Saint Wenceslaus whose feast is in September but who is the subject of the song, Good King Wenceslaus! https://churchwonders.com/st-wenceslaus-church-wahoo-ne/ And a beautiful Christmas quote from Sigrid Undset (Christmas and Twelfth Night) "And when we give each other Christmas gifts in His name, let us remember that He has given us [...]
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