Over the weekend, I drove down the western spine of Virginia, through the Blue Ridge mountains, and then returned. Somehow I was totally surprised by the landscape. I think I usually see the Blue Ridge mountains from the eastern side. At dusk they can look absolutely turquoise-teal blue, bluer-than-blue blue. It’s suddenly obvious how they [...]
I'm out floating around... so The Arlington Diocese did a web interview with twelve men who will be ordained on June 7 at Saint Thomas More Cathedral. The interview is up on the diocesan website under the Clergy Assignments 2025 page. I wanted to share a link to the videos it can't be done. If [...]
Who were the thirteen previous Pope Leo’s? Three previous Pope Leo’s served for more than twenty years -- Leo I, the Great, Leo III, and Leo XIII. Five of them served for less than three years, of which two were less than a month. (Leo V and Leo XI). There was a Pope Leo when [...]
I spent yesterday either playing with my grandchildren or listening to the static on AM radio waiting for the new pope to be announced after white smoke issued from the Sistine Chapel chimney. Not much to say! Instead how about two pictures of Saint Peter from the National Gallery of Art. Both are from the [...]
When I was four or five years old I lived near the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, at a time when you could still park on the mall on a Sunday afternoon, and walk to the museum in hot summer sunshine. My black patent leather Mary Janes slid on the cool floors of [...]
