The National Weather Service says we are in the middle of a moderate drought. I don’t believe that. To the animals in fields and woods near our small farm, the land is parched. I walked in the woods and crossed the cracked bottom of a stream that normally would flow over rocks and roots. Further … Read moreBattle of the Birds

Warning. Spoiler alert! Well, sort of a spoiler alert. You see, I will tell you of a scene in the movie, Fatima (released on August 28th), that does not appear. For those who know the story of three shepherd children who had six visions of the Blessed Mother in the year 1917, this omission will surprise you. Now … Read moreFatima: Movie Review

      In the spring of 2019, I began writing Lucia of Fatima. I believed it to be an important book for young readers on this famous apparition. The last biography on the Fatima visionaries dates back to 1957. Let’s just say that some of these books tell the basic story but are a tad bit rusty. … Read moreFatima: The Movie

As a writer, I will not complain about my computer, especially contemplating life as a writer back in the 1800’s. Consider Herman Melville. He wrote his thousand-page novel, Moby Dick, completely by hand. His fingers must have been numb by the end of the day. Consider Pulitzer Prize winning author David McCullough. He had a … Read moreInto the Abyss

                          December 10 is the memorial to Our Lady of Loreto, a day that honors the the miraculous story of Mary’s house in Nazareth, the place where Jesus, Mary and Joseph lived. Here is the story. In the year 1291 a strange thing happened in the little town of Nazareth. On the morning of May … Read moreThe Holy House of Mary