Come Holy Spirit and fill the hearts of your faithful ... May the cardinals gathered in conclave feel the wisdom and guidance of the Holy Spirit. #catholic #pope #conclave #Conclave2025

Habemus papam. God bless Pope Leo XIV, our new Holy Father. May our Lord watch over him and guide him. #pope #popeleoxiv #catholic #conclave2025

Vatican announces that Pope Leo XIV account on X will shortly be rehabilitated as official account of Pope Leo XIV. So you can forget all those others pretending to be.

We got a late start & I'm amazed we still have thriving cucumber plants in late May. They're not producing much - maybe because of the mid-90s temps? I had to put up a shade cloth. The Everglades tomato, now, will produce until frost. #florida #summer #garden #cucumbers #tomatoes

Honestly why am I still watching #ProjectRunway when I just get more & more annoyed. Judges too lame to do their job? So they throw it on the designers? 👎 Ugh. And I was already disgusted at the cliffhanger tactic.

With these words of the Formula of Canonization, Pope Leo XIV officially proclaimed Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis saints of the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis has taught us how to respond to political hatred 👇 “At a time when various forms of fundamentalist intolerance are damaging relationships between individuals, groups and peoples, let us be committed to living and teaching the value of respect for others, a love

A moment of beauty in our increasingly dark world.

Previously undiscovered 9/11 media is still surfacing decades after 2001. Read about how 9/11 Media Preservation Group is helping save and share these photos and videos. #always-remember #neverforget #9/11 #september11 cnn.com/2025/09/11/us/…

I'll never forget Jane Goodall's lecture at Stetson University. She entered the packed Edmunds Center and let the applause die down without saying a word. Then she did her famous chimpanzee vocalization "hello." Stunning. RIP. news-journalonline.com/story/news/loc… via Daytona Beach News-Journal

Volusia County Council has dropped $611, 758 in local cultural arts grants (total $$ shared by 32 orgs). Meanwhile, the Council spent $4.6 million on land for a motocross facility nobody officially requested. beacononlinenews.com/articles/news/…

A startup I support (alternative to Goodreads and Amazon) lets people share their top 3 reads of each year (Oct. through Sept). It's hard to pick just 3 but here are my 2025 picks: shepherd.com/bboy/2025/f/ge…

A warm and loving Thanksgiving to all. Thankful for those I hold dear, both here and in my heart. #HappyThanksgiving #HappyThanksgiving2025 #love #gratitude #thankfulness #Thanksgiving

Happy 250th Birthday, Jane Austen! My fave author, born Dec. 16, 1775. Her sister created this drawing of her. One reason I'm such a fan: different meanings emerge from Austen's novels when you read them at different phases of life. #janeausten #austen #ja250 #janeausten250

I share this every year but it's so worth it. 15 years old and still fabulous. What a chorus of voices. (Funny to remember, too, when flash mobs were a thing.) youtu.be/SXh7JR9oKVE?si…

...the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.' - John 1:5 #Christmas2025 #MerryChristmas2025

Save our Volusia Forever! Volusia County Council seems intent on steamrolling will of 75% of voters. beacononlinenews.com/articles/opini…

Happy Read an Ebook Week, March 1-7. My ebooks are 50% off this week at Smashwords. This link goes to my books page on the site: smashwords.com/books/byseries… and here's one for the sale in general: smashwords.com/sale Happy reading! #catholic #christianromance #historicalromance

Binge-watch 2024 limited series Franklin now because of global situation, polarized U.S., nation's 250th. Focuses on his diplomatic efforts to gain French support. Diplomacy on world stage never pretty. But interesting? Yes. youtu.be/YPG4I2jPSRE?si… #benjaminfranklin

Do you love the real Florida? Check out the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Society conference in April. It takes place in DeLand this year. The MKR Society celebrates the author of The Yearling, Cross Creek & her love for Florida's land and people. rawlingssociety.org