by St Anthony | Jul 3, 2025 | Display On Reflections
The only thing worse than being blindis having sight but no vision.Helen Keller For I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat.I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink.I was a stranger and you invited me in.I needed clothes and you clothed me.I was sick...
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...
by St Anthony | May 29, 2025 | Display On Reflections
One of my favorite books is “Dandelion Wine” by Ray Bradbury. It is the story of a summer in the lives of Douglas Spaulding and John Huff, and relates all the adventures that two 12-year-old boys can create in a small Illinois town during the 1930’s. And now that...
