Beauty Spot
Happy Feast of St Stephen! The bottom two were taken at Period Garden Park, a downtown gem. I think that’s on E Gorham Street and it’s maintained beautifully by the people who live in the neighborhood.
Posts filed under Photography
Two Thumbs Up for Carrying the Cross with Jesus!
MOST sweet Jesus, whose overflowing charity for men is requited by so much forgetfulness, negligence and contempt, behold us prostrate before Thee, eager to repair by a special act of homage the cruel indifference and injuries to which Thy loving Heart is everywhere subject. Mindful, alas! that we ourselves have had a share in such… (read more)
Corpus Christi Procession: Jesus at the Capitol
Photographs can’t capture how moving and beautiful this procession was, nor can I describe it all. These capitol steps have been an embattled place for many months, as the “Recall” demonstrations have centered right there. In his sermon after the Blessed Sacrament was enthroned on the altar at the top of the steps, Monsignor Holmes… (read more)
Defending life, defending the sacred (part 2)
I wrote this as the end of the preceding post, but since it is really in a different vein I thought it belongs in its own post. Badger Catholic has another post today that is also a shocking illustration of our society’s willingness to destroy what is sacred. He’s had a fantastic series of posts… (read more)
71st Annual International Rosary March
I wish to say I detest taking pictures of religious occasions; having dabbled in it slightly now I feel sorry. Photographs can have a purpose, but you can either pray, or you can take pictures and plan a blog post in your head.
Ode to the Latin Novus Ordo
I want to recommend that the sung Latin Novus Ordo Mass celebrated the first Tuesday of each month at the Bishop O’Connor Pastoral Center is very beautiful (I think there is also a sung English Mass the third Tuesday). I had an opportunity to attend this Mass this week. Monsignor Delbert Schmelzer celebrated. Aristotle Esguerra… (read more)