Hmmm

I opened up a box of books that had been in storage for almost two years, and this was the first one I pulled out, a book I didn’t even know we owned :

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St. Joseph

A gathering. Plus teepee. Plus Holy Child Association collection boxes. Plus frog trivet. Plus pictures I can’t commit to hang. (Bottle is oil from St. Joseph’s Oratory in Montreal.) There is a general rule concerning all special graces granted to any human being. Whenever the divine favour chooses someone to receive a special grace, or [...]

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You are there

The Blessed Seelos shrine is nicely done, although, like a lot of smaller Catholic shrines I’ve visited, you sort of have to work at seeing it and would be well-advised to study up on when and where and how before you attempt it. The Center itself, a building beside the church, is locked, and you [...]

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NOLA Cuisine

Barbecued Shrimp at Mr. B’s Bistro. (My annual meal at a restaurant requiring reservations. Excellent, with a high quality of service, as well – which you’d expect, but which was nice to experience all the same.  Pleasant not be greeted with “Hi guys.” I was nervous about taking the boys, but they were very welcoming [...]

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Central Grocery

Central Grocery, New Orleans. Got there just in time – about 11:30am, I think. Maybe 5 people ahead of us. By the time we left, just a few minutes later, the line had expanded to twenty. A little light on the meat, as complaints on Chowhound had indicated, but the olive salad (bought a jar [...]

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Battlefield

World War II Museum, New Orleans

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St. Rita

St. Mary’s Church, Ursuline Convent, New Orleans

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Our Lady

Our Lady of Sorrows, at the Shrine of Blessed Francis Seelos. Blessed by him. Isn’t it lovely? What happened in the ten minutes standing there in between that statue and the reliquary there was so odd, so very Catholic, so random except obviously not, because I don’t think anything is. It’s hard to tell well. [...]

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Laissez les bon temps rouler, indeed

In New Orleans, beads just grow on trees… (Someone else was in New Orleans this past week, but left before we arrived, so no paths were crossed.)

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Yeah, you have cabbage on your plate. So?

You ate a cookie with crickets baked into it. Your argument is invalid.

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