May 31 - Mary, Melanie, and Me
On this date, May 31, in 1970 I was baptized at St. Stephen Church on Napoleon Ave. in New Orleans. It is also my wife, Melanie’s, birthday. And most importantly on this day, the Feast of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary is celebrated by the Catholic Church.
It is the day that we remember how [...]
Keep a Joyful Heart
It is always a good time for a meta-economic opportunity. Even at $4.00/gallon.
Song Recommendation | “Northwest Passage”
Stan Rogers exemplified the tradition of Canadian maritime folk music. Watch a video of his life and music called “One Warm Line.”
New Orleans Music Website
I would like to encourage all of my readers to go to a new website about New Orleans music called Y’HEARD!. The Web address is http://yheard.com.
In it you will find updates about live shows, CD reviews, and features that spotlight some of the city’s unique musical character. It is intended for fans as well as [...]
Song Recommendation | “Flying Red Horse”
There is a song that I used to love that I just found again. It’s called “Flying Red Horse” by John Gorka. It’s about the red horse from the Mobil Gas stations setting herself free from the sign. Sounds like she is a mare. John Gorka has the most beautiful baritone voice and is a [...]
St. Bernardine of Siena | 1380-1444
St. Bernardine is the Patron Saint of Advertisers. Born in 1380 in Italy, he renewed the Church in Italy in the century that preceded the Protestant Reformation and helped the Order of the Friars Minor of the Strict Observance to grow in number from 400 to 3000 during his lifetime.
There is a great little letter [...]
Celestine V
It’s a beautiful Monday morning in lower Alabama. The birds are chirping, the sun still low enough in the sky to let the cool air mix with the soft, silent morning light. I’ve just started a new day job that affords me a little more sleep in the morning and the refreshment of having the [...]
Food, Glorious Food
The last two books I read could not have come from two more different sources, and yet their messages are alarmingly similar. What could a religious biographer of Christian historical figures and a seated professor of journalism at UC Berkeley possibly have in common? The same thing any other two human beings would have in [...]