Our Lady of DeliveranceJaymie Stuart Wolfe
Because St. Louis Cathedral sits on the city's main square in the French Quarter, most of the tourists who come to New Orleans take a moment to peek inside. That curiosity coupled with the cathedral's ...
Always building, always being built Jaymie Stuart Wolfe
There aren't many feasts on the Church's liturgical calendar that highlight a place rather than a person. In fact, there are only three, and all of them are linked to the four major basilicas ...
The people who pray for usJaymie Stuart Wolfe
I was never a fan of popular music, not even as a teenager. In that way -- and probably a few others -- I was an "old fogie," even as a kid. Instead of listening to the Top 40, I stuck with a pretty small ...
A good scare Jaymie Stuart Wolfe
When I was growing up, Halloween wasn't nearly as popular as it is now. Costumes weren't as elaborate, adults didn't participate, and nobody sold ready-made decorations -- probably because ...
Praise the Lord -- and forget the ammunitionJaymie Stuart Wolfe
Election year language often involves mudslinging, name-calling, taunts, and insinuations. We say we want our politicians to tell us their policies and proposals. We complain that they hardly ever articulate ...
Formed by the storms Jaymie Stuart Wolfe
Growing up in Cleveland, I experienced "lake effect" snow dumps. Spending most of my adult life around Boston meant winters punctuated by the whipping winds and ice of classic New England nor'easters. ...
Moving away from lifeJaymie Stuart Wolfe
For many years, the U.S. led the world in creating a society that empowered human flourishing. Despite our comparatively brief history, we worked harder and longer than most nations to uproot injustice ...