I slept I knew neither fear nor pain. I certainly didn’t feel trapped. I didn’t know what I was or…
I continued reading This Vast Enterprise, ( A New History of Lewis & Clark) this month. Craig Fehrman authored this…
Like the White House, the Capital was only partially complete. While the Senate occupied the north wing with its Ionic…
As I publish this blog entry, June 2026 comes to an end a few days before July 4th. The 250th…
I am a University of Massachusetts alumnus and I live in the Pioneer Valley today, fifty-four years after graduating from…
The essays and letters reveal O’Connor’s sharp perceptions about literature and life, her devotion to her art, her Catholic faith,…
The best books , he perceived, are those that tell you what you know already. The preceding excerpt is from…
One of my “page turners” this month is a deep thesis into Christian Philosophy written by the late Yandall Woodfin,…
Mrs. General Epanchin was a proud woman by nature. What must her feelings have been when she heard that Prince…
I have acquired the Via Alpina Sacra which is a visual companion to the Travel Diary of Johannes M. Schwarz.…