“The principle of subsidiarity was evidently ignored by those holding responsibility for the government of the State of Louisiana and the City of New Orleans. This principle was first clearly defined by Pope John XXIII and then later by the Second Vatican Council. The principle is valid for both the secular as well as the […]

I just talked to him a little while ago and he told me he had a rough night last night and spent all of today resting in the infirmary. He gets the pins out on Thursday and should quickly start feeling better from there. Prayers are appreciated.A cute little story I must tell you; When […]

I’ve started walking every morning and this morning I found the perfect place to walk, destined to be my favorite–a cemetery.Our parish cemetery actually. It’s 2 blocks from my house and very large with lots of paths, no traffic and no exhaust fumes! I am ashamed to admit that in 4 years of living here […]

Published in National Geographic nearly a year ago. . .”It was a broiling August afternoon in New Orleans, Louisiana, the Big Easy, the City That Care Forgot. Those who ventured outside moved as if they were swimming in tupelo honey. Those inside paid silent homage to the man who invented air-conditioning as […]