The Church's Tall Tower & the Angelus Noontime Prayer & Easter, When I Was Twelve & What the Lord Gave Me to Understand, When He Stopped My Steps, as I Was About to Leave the Empty Church *** Saint Ferdinand's Catholic Church in San Fernando, CA. was my family’s parish church, and the...
Los Angeles Fires & Emails with Friends in Ukraine – “When I Looked at the Photos of the Burned Houses in Your City, it Reminded Me … of Those Places and Cities in Ukraine that Were Destroyed After Enemy Shelling” - "Пожежі в Лос-Анджелесі та листування з друзями в Україні - "Коли я подивилася...
Civil War Bullets & My Mom’s Sewing Thimbles in the Curio Box from Hallmark upon the Wall Among all the thimbles and the other little treasures and souvenirs within the wooden curio box from Hallmark, there are three bullets, souvenirs of a visit to one of at the seven American Civil War...
“Ecce Homo” – “Behold the Man” *** John 19:5 Jesus then came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, “Behold, the Man!” *** I bought this medal of sterling silver when I was a junior in high school, at the San Fernando Mission gift shop, as a gift...
A Long Lament that I Wrote in the Cemetery, as Thanksgiving Approached, as I Sat in the Shade of a Tree near the Grave of my Parents, Turned into a Hymn of Praise and Thanksgiving when the Lord Bade Me to be Still. Last year, as Thanksgiving approached, I went to the cemetery and sat in the...
A Bowl of Homemade Turkey Noodle Soup & Generational Wealth The photo of this posting is of a bowl of my homemade turkey noodle soup - made with the remains of the 21lb. turkey and stuffing that I had made for a Thanksgiving family gathering with my sister this year. And for the stuffing, I...
Yet in Thy Dark Streets Shineth the Everlasting Light, the Hopes & Fears of All the Years are Met in Thee Tonight I have always loved Christmas and everything about it. I loved my dad bringing home the live Christmas tree tied on top of our old green Chevy, or whatever other used car we...
“Oh, this is in the paupers' section. You’ll Never Find It. I’ll Take You There.” This photo is of a portion of Hampstead cemetery located in the north side of London, that I took during my visit to the UK in 2008. I’ve always liked cemeteries. For me they have always been...