Where I grew up, in rural Indiana, there is a very large Benedictine monastary, an archabbey, in fact. One of the things they produce on the land there is wine, which is used sacramentally, as well as being sold as part of the abbey's self-sustaining economy.

A poem for Good Friday.

A poem for social distancing.

Harold Hill is a man whose life has been without purpose. Marian Peroo, the River City librarian (Hill‘s love interest in the play), is a woman whose life has never quite taken off. When they meet, it‘s obvious they need each other to be whole.

Smokey John's final entry. In the end, it wasn't such a bad ride.

This is a fascinating list of graphic novels that go beyond the bounds of the genre.