Our Lady of the Snows December 6, 2011

Van Gogh – Wheatfield with Crows (10 July 1890) August 31, 2011

Sometimes When There Are No Words … July 12, 2010

.     … Music speaks for us. Please Listen: (Adagio for Strings – Samuel Barber)  watch?v=1dPDO3Tfab0 

I think of you when I see crape myrtles July 12, 2010

  I got the crape myrtle you sent me last night. I know it was from you. Like pennies from heaven, only sweeter!

Lacrimosa – Day of Tears July 11, 2010

From Zbigniew Preisner’s Requiem for my friend Lacrimosa die illa Qua resurget ex favilla Judicandus homo reus Huic ergo parce, Deus Pie Jesu Domine Dona eis requiem. Translation: Ah! That day of tears and mourning! From the dust of earth returning Man for judgment must prepare him Spare, oh God, in mercy spare him! Lord, [...]

Help Haitian Earthquake Victims January 13, 2010

  Notre-Dame du Perpétuel Secours Patronne de Haïti Priez pour vos enfants Hatian. Please donate to Catholic Relief Services here.

Autumn Rain October 30, 2009

Once In a Blue Moon June 19, 2009

Your eyes Like my heart Blue [Art by Soniei; poem mine]

Forgiveness June 7, 2009

  Learning to forgive those who have caused us irreparable harm can be one of the hardest things to do in life. But with God’s grace, it can be done, even after many years of suffering. It’s liberating to let go of the hurt and anger, even if those who have hurt us refuse to recognize [...]

Prayer of St. Francis by Sarah McLachlan April 30, 2009

Notre-Dame de Montréal February 1, 2009

                                Québec and French America: What Might Have Been (Here) 

Eclectic Musical Selections for a Certain Kind of Mood April 23, 2007

1.    Follow You, Follow Me by Genesis 2.  Love Song performed by 311 3.  \“The Man Who Sold the World by Nirvana\“ 4. Stay by Rufus ft. Chaka Khan