Took a tour of the “Save a Life” crisis pregnancy center in Picayune, Mississippi. Besides counseling for crisis pregnancy and post abortion trauma, the center offers counseling for women who have had miscarriages as well. Director Mary Fowler told me … Continue reading →
I interviewed Frances and Jack Huck in Picayune, Mississippi. Several years ago they converted a free-standing garage on their property into a two bedroom apartment for Frances’s elderly mother and an aunt. It cost $23,000 to covert the garage to … Continue reading →
I gave a couple talks at the Masses at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Picayune, Mississippi this past Sunday. I commended this church for their large display of small white crosses out front, signifying the graves of the unborn. I … Continue reading →
In Pacayune, Mississippi, I interviewed Tammie Norsworthy who lost her daughter during Hurricane Katrina. A heart wrenching story. They had lived just north of Pascagoula, Mississippi, in Helena. The 12-year-old daughter had cerebral palsey and had gotten sick with pneumonia … Continue reading →
Was interviewed by Paul South, the managing editor of the Mississippi Press newspaper. At one point he asked me my take on the American people in general after all my traveling. I said it was my opinion many Americans have … Continue reading →
We’ve headed into the Gulf Coast region of Mississippi… and the beginning of the Hurricane Katrina devastation area… Our first stop was Pascagoula, which was hit extremely hard. For a half mile in from the coast, it looked like a … Continue reading →
Whenever I’m asked about our environmental stance, I always say that we’re actually “left of the Green Party.” That is, we think sound “environmental stewardship” entails caring for the environment God has given us with the utmost respect. [St. Benedict … Continue reading →
We went to breakfast at a small diner in Mobile, Alabama. Each waitress had a shirt that read: “Get your hiny to the Tiny Diny.” [Yet another “average Joe” five star dining experience.]… I was then interviewed at the Mobile … Continue reading →
At a Mass in Fairhope, Alabama, a deacon commented on the state of the world by saying: “Madmen are creating (nuclear) weapons to kill us.” Apparently this deacon hasn’t been to Great Falls, Montana, where our own 2,000 nuclear missile … Continue reading →
In Panama City, I interviewed Chong Morgan who came here in 1987 from South Korea. She said she grew up during the Korean War and the common salutation among people in her neighborhood wasn’t” “Hi, how are you?” It was: … Continue reading →