by St Anthony | Jun 26, 2025 | Display On Chronicles
Heat is indeed the headline for this year’s Volunteer Week. Thursday started off with a high of 80, climbing to the mid-80’s on Friday, to 90 on Saturday, and 92 on Sunday before clouds and an overnight rainstorm “cooled” the temperature on Monday down to mid-80’s...
by St Anthony | Jun 26, 2025 | Display On Reflections
Dear Pope Francis, Easter Sunday, April 21st , is a day I will always remember. As I listened to your Easter greeting and received your Easter blessing, and as I watched you ride through St. Peter’s Square, my heart felt that you were saying goodbye to all of us. I...
by St Anthony | Jun 19, 2025 | Display On Reflections
What is Juneteenth? If you are like me, you may know little about the history of this federal holiday created in 2021, so let me share a brief history. We may remember from our history classes that the first enslaved African people arrived in what was to become the U...
by St Anthony | Jun 12, 2025 | Display On Reflections
The Book of Genesis (1:26) tells us we were all made in God’s image and likeness. Yet how can that be when human beings all have different shades of skin, different genders, different facial features, different abilities, different limitations? Image and likeness must...
by St Anthony | Jun 5, 2025 | Display On Reflections
I am fortunate to receive an issue of the Smithsonian magazine every month, courtesy of a gift subscription. (Thanks, Mom!) Each issue brings well-researched, well-written, and beautifully illustrated stories on a rich variety of topics that takes the reader on...