"St. Anthony of Padua" by Francisco de Zurbaran (1640) St. Anthony of Padua Order: Order of Friars Minor (OFM) Honors: Doctor of the Church Born: 1195 (Lisbon, Portugal) Died: 13 June 1231 Canonized

By Mihály Kovács - Fine Arts in Hungary:, Public Domain, St. Adalbert of Prague Born: 956 Died: 997 Feast: 23 Apr Patronage: Bohemia; Poland; Prussia Adalbert was born Voytech (Vojtech) into a noble family

The photo was taken near the Metra right-of-way at 116th Street in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. The original photo was taken with a Nikon Coolpix P7700 camera. I combined two different techniques for this

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Macphun's Luminar for Mac has been around for a while. They've been working on a Windows version and recently allowed people to download the beta version for free. If you are interested, here's the link:

There is just something peaceful about watching an animal graze. Living in Chicago there are not many opportunities to do that so, when we saw some llamas while on the way to a doctor's visit, my wife

A common claim among those who wish to discredit the Catholic Church is that, although it is permitted and even encouraged now, at times the Catholic Church has forbade its members from reading the Bible

Metropolitan West Side Elevated Bridge (2016-12-20 16-01-30b) The bridge, known as the Metropolitan West Side Elevated Bridge, is located between Heritage Avenue and Paulina Street and Kinzie Street and

Cattails (2011-10-10 13-13-51) If you have spent any time around a pond anywhere in the northern hemisphere, you have most likely come across one or more of the species of cattail. Also known as bulrushes,

Image courtesy of Wikipedia Sometimes in books and articles dealing with prophecy, especially those written from a Roman Catholic perspective, you will see quotations from an English prophetess known as

House Fly (2016-08-21 12-20-22) This photo was an experiment. I wanted to see how good my smartphone, a Motorola Droid Turbo 2, would do for taking macro photos. I found this fly sitting on a leaf and

I have to wonder about how effective any investigation into Trump's ties to Putin is going to be. Based on what I'm seeing on social media, quite a few people, maybe even most, have already made up their

Des Plaines River IR Panorama (Color) (2014-08-28 12-28-20 to 12-28-40b) Des Plaines River IR Panorama (B&W) (2014-08-28 12-28-20 to 12-28-40a) The photos were taken at the River Trail Nature Center,

An 18th century icon of Simeon with his mother's corpse at the base of his pillar. Image courtesy of Wikipedia. St. Simeon Stylites the Elder, monk, confessor Also known as Symeon the Stylite Born: c.

Adrienne von Speyer Adrienne von Speyr (1902-1967) was a Swiss medical doctor, Catholic mystic and stigmatist. In addition to her medical work, she authored over 60 books on spirituality and theology.

Anderson Japanese Gardens is located at 318 Spring Creek Road in Rockford, Illinois. Rockford is located in Winnebago County in north central Illinois. A Rockford businessman by the name of John Anderson

"Love everyone and trust His providence and you will find peace. I have tried it and I can assure you it is so." -- Takashi Nagai Takashi Nagai was born on 03 Feb 1908. Complications endangered

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Also known as: Balloon Molly or Bubble Belly Molly The closer fish is a male; the one in the background is a female. One of the great fish for beginners to tropical fish is the Sailfin Molly. The Balloon

Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. NOTICE: If you have a weak stomach, you may want to sit this one out. The guillotine is a method of execution in which the person to be executed kneels with his head