My beautiful parish church has marble statues from a church in California, that was damaged in an earthquake. (They were free, except we had to pay transport. So, not free. Very expensive, in fact.) There are stained glass windows from two different churches, torn down in Pennsylvania, and the Stations of the Cross are molds [...]
Extras that came with visiting my cover artist
Last weekend I drove to West Virginia to visit an artist named Bridget, who might do a cover for my book. She is also a shepherdess with a large flock. She has sheep of several different breeds and I was fascinated to see that even from 30 feet away some differences were obvious. For example, [...]
Why can’t the wise virgins share?
The reading two Sundays ago was about the wise and foolish virgins who are waiting for the bridegroom to come, so that they can light the way to the wedding feast. No one knows when the groom will come, but I think it’s probably important to understand that the virgins are lighting the way of [...]
How about some eye candy…
For various reasons I'm a little behind this week on my reading. No politics. No religion. How about pictures of things I think are beautiful. And no, not my grandkids, who don't belong on a blog, but who are incredibly beautiful. White iris from my yard. A picture from Iowa that helped inspire a bit [...]
Father Emil Kapaun, Medal of Honor recipient
Want to learn more about Father Emil Kapaun? Father Kapaun was a chaplain during the Korean War. He was taken prisoner while he was helping other wounded Americans. He helped the enlisted soldier/prisoners although he wasn't permitted to be near them. He stole food to help other prisoners stay alive, and invoked Saint Dismas as [...]
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