Saint Martin is one of the saints that everyone thinks they know. He was a Roman soldier who cut his cloak in half to share with a beggar. Then he discovers that the beggar was actually Jesus himself. Martin gives up his life in the army, becomes a hermit, a reluctant bishop, and a symbol [...]
Friday!
I'm working on getting information to the lovely person who is formatting my book. And a good thing she's doing it. I am moving very slowly. I found an article about tektites in Australia and would like to comment on it but it's taking too long this morning! Suffice for the moment to say that [...]
Night lights …
I had outpatient surgery the other day and came home with a long list of things I was supposed to keep track of. Among them, I am supposed to wear compression sleeves on my legs at night, take six medications at various intervals, and use a walker. And my left leg does not want to [...]
All Hallows’ Eve or the Feast of Saint Wolfgang!
The story of Saint Wolfgang, whose feast day coincides with All Hallows’ Eve, is equal parts inspiration and dismay for me. He lived eleven hundred years ago and was part of a great flourishing of holiness in the portion of Germany/Austria where he was active. That's very inspiring. He’s part of a trio of saints [...]
Looking back at Matisse
I used to take small children to the museums in DC. On one occasion we visited an exhibit of Matisse. I thought of this when I was browsing through past blog entries of The Shy Museumgoer and came across her entry on Matisse from 2022. https://theshymuseumgoer.com/2022/11/06/matisse-paints-joy-and-simple-pleasures/ She gives a lovely description of why he painted [...]
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