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In the beginning June 3, 1994 was the first time that I walked through these gates and into the missions. It was the first year for las Hermanas Franciscanas de la Concepción Inmaculada as well. The Guatemalan civil war was … Continue reading
Bob Hentzen, founder of the Christian Foundation for Children and Aging, died Oct. 8, 2103 at 77. In 1981 Bob, along with family and friends, created the Christian Foundation for Children and Aging. Bob loved the poor with … Continue reading
Oakland Catholic girls raise nearly $4,000 at Cathedral Masses on the first Sunday of Advent. Those are facts but not the story. We see Grace McHale grinning at a plastic bag, the contents of which are cash wrapped in paper … Continue reading
Who are these four priests celebrating Mass together? The third from the left is Padre Justi, missionary Franciscan priest from Italy, assigned to San Bernardino Parish in Patzún. We know that the photo is older than 1998, the year of … Continue reading
Photographs by Eric Miller “… after 2 days in Guatemala being aware that I was not going to be having that tourist experience I no longer cared about LRX, or credits, or school, or even home at all. I wanted … Continue reading
My father died at about 2 am this morning, January 31, 2013. In declining health for years the past 16 months had seen him pause at successively lower plateaus of health. He turned 91 in early September so decline and … Continue reading
It had been a few years since I visited Mary at her Basilica in Mexico City1 , maybe 3 years certainly not yet 5 but way too many for sure. It seems there is nothing I can say or do for … Continue reading
Philip Lehman (He is Philip. I am Phil.) and I have traveled much of the world together first with iCarnegie and now with Carnegie Mellon’s School of Computer Science. What I remember most about traveling with Philip are the stories … Continue reading
I got a Christmas note from Connie Cheren thanking the Holy Sepulcher Mission Group for sending shoes and clothes to Kenya. “I wanted you to know all the clothes and shoes you sent went to the children of Nick and who … Continue reading
Don’t look for me in the Walter Isaacson biography. There are two reasons. Number one is that I’m probably not there. The other reason is that I might be and Steve had a sharp tongue. When I accepted responsibility for the … Continue reading
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