The Little Minister

           Everyone should make it a point, once in a while, to wander through a good used book shop and select a couple of titles he has never heard of before.  I recently took just such a stroll, and I have found myself reading the way I used to when I was a kid:...

Books for the Bedridden

Welcome, November.  Such a beautiful month.  The temperature has finally dropped below Oppressive, you’ve dared to don a sweater, and you’ve driven to the grocery store in search of cranberry-flavored happiness.  And popsicles, because tomorrow will be Oppressive...

A Visit From My Sister

November 1, 2015 As many of you know, the major relics of St. Maria Goretti are currently on tour through the United States.  Today–on All Saints’ Day, of all days–they are here in my hometown of Baton Rouge.  The glass reliquary edged with gold holds a wax statue of...