Sunday, May 31, 2020

The Holy Spirit and the Scope of Friendship

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The Lenten and Easter Seasons of 2020 have been unlike any that we have ever experienced. For laypeople, the inability to participate b...
Saturday, May 30, 2020

The Conversion of Saint Camillus

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My column in this month's  MAGNIFICAT  magazine appears immediately preceding the prayers for May 30th (or as a link on the May 30th...
Friday, May 29, 2020

Saint Paul VI: Joy in the Midst of Tribulation

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Today we celebrate Saint Paul VI, the Pope of my childhood, the Pope of the Second Vatican Council and the tremendous struggles that foll...
Thursday, May 28, 2020

"Blue Ridge Mountain Spring" and "Rose Study no. 11"

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Here are a couple of pieces of digital art that I recently completed and circulated on other media platforms. The first one portrays the Sh...
Wednesday, May 27, 2020

An Ongoing Epidemic: Lyme Disease Awareness Month

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The last thing people want to think about these days is another strange widely-spread disease. The good news is that you cannot ca...
Tuesday, May 26, 2020

"Apocalypse in Slow Motion" - Thoughts (Part I)

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The elementary school teacher said, "This is a special new year, children. Do you know why? Because it's the beginning of a new...
Monday, May 25, 2020

"Everything You Say Goes to Everybody"

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May 25 marks the 11th "anniversary" of my first post on Facebook. We were still using a dialup modem, so we were behind the ti...
Sunday, May 24, 2020

The Creativity of Love: Music Helps Lead the Way

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I don’t know HOW the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra did THIS gorgeous online musical collaboration, but listen to it (in the link below), ...
Friday, May 22, 2020

Dutch Clover in the Grass

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This is “Dutch Clover” really close up (photo 1), and then a bit further back (photo 2). These bright blossoms are out all around ...
Thursday, May 21, 2020

The Latest Effort to Crush the People of Hong Kong

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I hope no one has forgotten about Hong Kong. The Communist PartyState in China probably planned to establish its newly presented "...
Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Continuity in Faith: Francis and John Paul II

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Here are some words that Pope Francis spoke or published in connection with yesterday's 100th birthday of Saint John Paul II. Once a...
Monday, May 18, 2020

John Paul II Centennial (1920 - 2020)

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Today we celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Saint John Paul II.⭐️
Sunday, May 17, 2020

Rejoice at the Presence of the Lord

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“ Let the heavens rejoice and earth be glad, let the sea and all within it thunder praise, let the land and all it bears rejoice,...
Saturday, May 16, 2020

We are Called to Live Forever with God

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The mercy of God in Jesus Christ is where we find our roots. Where else can we hope to stand?  Mercy is the creative, forgiving...
Friday, May 15, 2020

¡Feliz Cumpleaños LAURA! (Tanti Auguri alla Regina del Pop!)

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This is a fine example of Laura and her band in a music collaboration from different locations, connected by media, that looks and sounds...
Thursday, May 14, 2020

So Many Growing Things in the Middle of May

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The Peonies are blooming in the neighborhood. These are bushes along my walk; there is nothing nearly so well-groomed on the property of Ca...
Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Mother Mary Comes to Our Aid

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May 13 commemorates two great interventions in 20th century history of the one who bore Jesus our Savior in her womb, our beloved ever Vi...
Monday, May 11, 2020

Christina Grimmie's Legacy 47 Months Later

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I have been counting months in honor of Christina Grimmie for ... a long time. Months and years too. (Not every single month but most of ...
Sunday, May 10, 2020

My Wife: Teacher and Mom

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During last night's online fundraiser for the John XXIII Montessori Children's Center, Mrs. Janaro demonstrated a science work w...
Thursday, May 7, 2020

“Orange Horizon”

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Wow, it's way after 8:00 PM in May, peeps. Far as I know, the big shiny thing will be back tomorrow! #Sun   #DigitalArt