A Pilgrimage to El Santuario de Chimayo

“Let nothing disturb you. Let nothing frighten you. All things pass. God does not change. Patience achieves everything. Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices.” ~ Saint Teresa of Avila   Photograph – © Christena Stephens Photography  

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A Monk’s Cross

It was misting the day I walked this hillside cemetery beholding priests’ graves at Subiaco Abbey in Subiaco, Arkansas. I was searching for one grave in particular Father Conrad Herda’s grave. Herda was the priest who built the cemetery and is one of the priests I have been researching for the Holy Family Church in…

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Touching the Moon

  The moon’s beauty holds a mysterious awe for all of us I imagine. Sitting 238,900 miles (384,400 km) from Earth, its silent grandeur can be hypnotizing. The moon is rarely present during a day hike, let alone follows me when I’m hiking, as it did on this day where the moon stayed with Mel, my hiking…

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