The gem of the Texas Panhandle has been closed since April 2025. Doors locked. Lights still on. A travesty on many levels. I remember walking through those big front doors as a child with my dad. The dinosaurs amazed me most. Years later, I found myself sitting in front of a massive oil painting —…
Read MoreNote: I interviewed Sister Mary Hawkins in May 2014. She is a remarkable lady who turned her life into one of service. Sister Mary founded St. Benedict Monastery in Canyon, Texas. This interview reflects on her life, why she became a nun and her experiences of being a teacher. This interview was part of my…
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Beginning in June 2013 I started getting know Father Stanley Crocchiola who served as a priest for 13 years in Nazareth. The former New Yorker came to Nazareth in January 1969. Out of the many things he accomplished – one was that he was instrumental in getting Nazareth incorporated as a Texas city. I became…
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Forgotten Winds 