Thanks to Pope Francis this past week, Junípero Serra (1713-1784) has been canonized as a Patron Saint of Vocations and Callings. Indeed, the Franciscan priest worked hard as a professor in Spain, an administrator in Mexico, and an evangelist in California. He was very dedicated to bringing Catholicism and agriculture to the indigenous California population. Serra…
Although slam poetry has been around for over three decades, I didn’t know what this genre was until last week. Then I heard five talented poets of “Hear, Here!” Colorado Springs present their work before they competed in this week’s 2015 National Poetry Slam in Oakland, California. [A YouTube sample of slam poetry is at the bottom…
If you read travel reviews of Crazy Horse Monument (CHM) and Mt. Rushmore Memorial (MRM) you might conclude that when two or three people give their opinions, there ends up being four viewpoints! At first, I wondered, what’s not to like about these American icons in the Black Hills of South Dakota? I have visited…