Never Give Up

Sky clear with intense brightness shining up from the snow. Cold, cutting air. My Blue Ridge mountains on this January day.

Clouds and the reflection of the sun on an early Autumn evening.

The sloping valley, the ancient hills, the blue sky streaked with clouds all speak to me of joy. "Restore to me the joy of...

John Janaro on acoustic guitar, around 1984 This young guitarist is recognizable to some of you, perhaps. Around 30 years ago, he had co...

The weather was beautiful today. And I am guardedly optimistic that I am recovering from the most recent flareup of what I call my  "...

If I take their picture, will they last forever? The cherry blossoms are finally in their glory. I saw the pictures from the banks of ...

I'm always teasing. It's my disposition, and sometimes my effort to show love. Sometimes it's just a bad habit. It's just ...

God’s infinite Being, and His infinite Truth, Goodness, and Beauty are reflected by the profound signification that is to be found in the...

Yesterday was the great feast day of St. Agnes of Rome, a twelve year old girl of noble family at the beginning of the fourth century. She ...

The sun is shining. The air is warm. There is goodness. Goodness will endure. The storm and show of evil is not the final word. ...

I know, its coming up. The "milestone" day. January 2, 2013. Of course I've been thinking about it. Its an odd situation...

Another October is passing by. It brought the bursting color to our leaves and now is taking them away. The mornings are dark, and the day...

The dateline on this post is October 4th, which was when the remarks below were given by the Pope during his pilgrimage to Loreto, to consec...

St. Augustine. There's no end to what we could say about him. There is one particular thing that has always fascinated me. St. August...

We know that Mary has been assumed body and soul into heaven. She sent us a picture! Indeed, it's more than a picture. We are so fa...

The Olympics are over. Here in the U.S.A., it was fun to get up in the morning and turn on the television to watch people from all over ...

The feast day of the unforgettable Cure of Ars brings to mind many stories about the humble and extraordinary parish priest. I have alwa...