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1. Miracles?May 16, 2023

   That quote is eight lines out of a 55 line paragraph in Chesterton’s book. Apparently Mr. Chesterton was never at a loss for words. Well, what’s my point? For about three months, I have been choosing a few lines meaningful to me from Chesterton’s book and copying them into…

2. Pentecost 2019 - Eight Years CatholicJune 9, 2019

   I was received into the Catholic Church at Pentecost 2011 and, in 2016 wrote a blog post titled Pentecost2016 – Five Years Catholic. Three years later, I wrote this one without first reading the earlier one. There are a couple of common themes and some new current thoughts, but I just enjoyed going back…

3. Like Mother, Like Son: Growing Up and Growing Old TogetherSeptember 27, 2017

   My Mother, Wilma Irene Shelley (Brownie) Williams was born January 9, 1921 and died September 20, 2017. This is a remembrance and tribute I read at her funeral. _______________________________________ When I think of growing up with my mother, both of us young but I younger, I am very thankful for the sometimes unjustified trust she…

4. Seeing More Clearly, ThankfullyFebruary 15, 2015

   I know the photo is poorly focused, but this is what I was looking at this morning, just four days after left eye cataract surgery, before the 9 a.m. Mass at St. Peter’s Catholic Church: beautiful, century old works of art depicting the Birth, Transfiguration, Crucifixion, Resurrection, and Ascension of Jesus. I snuck my iPhone…