Of all the cemetery angels I have come across this one haunts me. As I wander around a cemetery I never know what I will encounter along my path. I saw this tall angel at a distance and started walking towards it. When I reached her – my breath was stilled as I paused…
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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…
Read MoreBlessing of God’s Cat
A few days ago I was installing new maps I created and designed at an Oratory in a Texas Panhandle cemetery. A cold, brisk wind was blowing and I was doing the job by myself of hanging six maps. The Oratory has two glass paneled boxes with dimensions of 56” x 38”. The glass panels…
Read MoreRemembering Mary
On a beautiful September evening, I came across this tombstone with the only inscription of “Mary”. The simplicity of the gravestone is what caught my eye. As I was kneeling to take this photo the sun was shining with an evening glow. Then my heart stopped when I heard what I describe as a loud…
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Forgotten Winds 