Pope Benedict XVI's Abdication Address 11 Feb 2013 | 04:49 pm

Dear Brothers, I have convoked you to this Consistory, not only for the three canonizations, but also to communicate to you a decision of great importance for the life of the Church. After having repe...

Self Portrait in a Warm Hat 11 Feb 2013 | 12:17 pm

Security 10 Feb 2013 | 11:35 am

"Security is an essential need of the soul. Security means that the soul is not under the weight of fear or terror, except as the result of an accidental conjunction of circumstances and for brief and...

Wishing You All a Peaceful and Very Happy Christmas 24 Dec 2012 | 11:33 am

Courtyard at the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, circa 1939.

New Drawing of My Cecilia 9 Dec 2012 | 02:17 pm

From Tolkien's Letter to his Son, 29 November 1943 6 Dec 2012 | 11:36 pm

My political opinions lean more and more to Anarchy (philosophically understood, meaning abolition of control not whiskered men with bombs) – or to 'unconstitutional' Monarchy. I would arrest anybody ...

Love of God 25 Nov 2012 | 12:05 pm

"Love of God is pure when joy and suffering inspire an equal degree of gratitude." ~ Simone Weil, Love

Two Goofy Portraits. 19 Nov 2012 | 07:39 pm

The Soul You Save May Be Yor Own... 16 Nov 2012 | 02:59 am

From Retronaut: "Devout Christian Kurt Geiler never went anywhere without his Bible – and that faith paid off in 1917 when the precious leather-bound book saved his life. In the never-ending trench ...

"The Tired Man" 10 Sep 2012 | 04:18 pm

Another self portrait (probably how most people who see me, see me... see?)