by jeff.sanders | Apr 28, 2017 | Blog
A few years ago a friend of mine who is Roman Catholic gave me a bookmark to put in my Bible (I have umpteen dozen bookmarks stuffed in various Bibles I use.) This bookmark has a prayer written by St. Francis of Assisi. The marker says he would pray this before a...
by jeff.sanders | Apr 27, 2017 | Blog
I have just read that the city council of New Orleans has finally begun the removal of a memorial and three statues that they deem offensive. The memorial is to the Battle of Liberty Place (a bloody riot between the “Crescent City White League” and New...
by jeff.sanders | Apr 25, 2017 | Blog
I usually read about six or seven books at once. I can’t help it. So, right now I am also reading Thomas Cahill’s “Mysteries of the Middle Ages” in which he tells several fascinating stories about real people in real cities in the Medieval...
by jeff.sanders | Apr 20, 2017 | Blog
I am currently reading some books about the Italian Renaissance. One book is “Death in Florence– the Medici, Savonarola, and the Battle for the Soul of a Renaissance City” by Paul Strathern (2015). Much of the book is about the struggles, triumph,...
by jeff.sanders | Mar 30, 2017 | Blog
So the other day we took a “business trip” to the great city of Philadelphia. We decided to end our visit by running up the steps of the impressive Philadelphia Museum of Art. (Cue the theme song to “Rocky”.) My family and I went charging up...
