Tag: slavery

• Making Paradise Out of the Desert

  I just returned from morning Mass. It is quite cold today, 33 degrees F as I write this, but with the wind chill factor it feels like 16 degrees F. Snow flurries greeted us when we began our short drive home from church. The sun is shining brightly into my writing space as I ponder…

  michardillo

  December 11, 2025

  Essay

  desert, exile, Houston, Hurricane Katrina, immigration, Isaiah, Israelites, Louisiana, Mass, paradise, Rev. Paul D. Lee, slavery

• Book Review: The Confession of St. Patrick

  Every year I resolve to read more spiritual texts and every year I fail. This year, once again I resolved to do so and God gave me a helping hand. Last Thursday, after morning Mass, I ran into our parochial vicar outside the church. He mentioned that he was working on a research paper as…

  michardillo

  May 6, 2025

  books

  captivity, conversion, faith, Genesis, Ichthus Publications, Ireland, shamrock, slavery, spiritual text, St. Augustine, St. Joseph, St. Patrick, The Confession of St. Patrick, tritheism