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Prickly, perhaps, though. Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Again. (Come on people. I think I walked about three miles, big chunks of it uphill.) I’m telling you, this was the fourth visit to this place, and I discovered yet even more previously hidden nooks and crannies. Today’s revelation: Did you know that okra plants are enormous? As…

As most of you know, Pope Benedict spent last weekend in France – in Paris, first, then in Lourdes. As per usual, the homilies and other talks he gave were rich and resonant. Much on which to meditate and ponder. Sander Magister gives a taste of what he said in this piece – with an…

Rome office: My son is in Rome doing a 1-month TEFL certification program. The first day of class he sits down next to a young woman.  Class begins, the students introduce themselves. The young woman sitting next to David is an alumna of a small Midwestern liberal arts college. She is also a graduate of Homestead…

I just have to think about how to do it without blowing up computers. Yours and mine.

Crestline Village. Birmingham. Somewhere.

Grandfather! (As in – the shirt was from my dad’s visit to Rome several years ago – it as for Joseph, but he would never wear it because he’s squirrely about his shirts. Now it fits Michael. Hat is also from Grandfather – from his trip to the French Open maybe 11 or 12 years…

….to bring you the latest brilliance from Matthew Archbold. I laughed ’til I cried. Give the man a book contract. Honestly.

The wave of storms of hurricanes over the past month has left havoc and death in Haiti. It is a real emergency: United Nations humanitarian agencies and other groups are struggling to help Haiti’s flood victims after storms that killed hundreds of people and isolated broad swaths of the impoverished Caribbean country. The deputy director…

Rocco gives us the link to Bishop Morlino of Madison’s homily this morning – not the homily he planned – but one he ended up delivering in response to Pelosi and Biden. Here’s the link to the mp3 – past it in your media player. I’m fascinated by the setting-aside-the-prepared-text aspect of it all. Here’s…

About ten years ago – maybe a little less –  I watched as a plane took off from Tampa International Airport. On that plane was my second son David, a freshman in high school, off on a spring break school trip to Paris. It was the first time in 18 or so years of parenting…
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