A veteran to remember
Just a brief note to wish you a happy Veterans Day... and speaking of veterans, today would be an excellent time to learn a little more about a remarkable veteran blessed by St. Felicia.
Photo credit: Diane Venti
Take a closer look at the devotional candles set between the St. Felicia icons.
The candle second to the left honors Cathay Williams, a veteran of the American Civil War. On the back of the candle, I placed a brief summary of her life story:
“We venerate Cathay Williams, favorite of St. Felicia, Patron Saint of Farewells.
Born into slavery in Missouri, Williams is best known as the only African American woman to serve in the US Army during the 1800s. She did so by disguising herself as a man. Williams once said she enlisted because she “wanted to make [her] own living and not be dependent on relations or friends.”
May we follow Cathay Williams’ example and gain favor with St. Felicia.”
All of the devotional candles will be available for purchase on my website on November 17th. In the meantime, go forth and make Cathay Williams (and St. Felicia) proud!
Exhibit poster: and the winners are...
Check your mail, lucky people: three of you are getting a free poster from the You're Not From Around Here, Are You? exhibit!
Through a totally impartial, canine-led selection process, our puppy Tulip chose the following people to receive an exhibit poster:
Remember, the opening reception is Saturday, November 4th at 5pm... please join us to experience the artworks in person if you can!
Book of Bulmash, chapter 94
Chapter 94
- The mother pressed her clasped hands to her mouth in uncertainty.
- Was this The Day That Had Been Foretold, the one her youngest son's teachers had promised during his darkest days:
- "Those qualities that maketh him impossible now, they shall transform him into a leader of men and women when he hath grown up."
- Or, as was more likely, was this morn the Final Sign of the Apocalypse?
- For the eight-year-old had made only minor demands on his mother's patience as he readied himself for school.
- The child had broken fast with a reasonably nutritious meal, AS REQUESTED;
- The child had NOT pushed his mother to the brink of murder by raising an unholy noise before the crack of dawn;
- Verily, the child had been... quiet.
- Lastly, the child had initiated an amusing conversation with his elder brother and mother, concerning the creepiness of the holiday ditty "Santa Claus is Coming to Town."
- Were it not for the earliness of the hour, the mother would have poured herself a celebratory drink of unsurpassed alcoholic strength.
- Instead, she reminded herself that this sterling behavior would probably fade away with the morning mist.
- Yet when the child asked the mother to retrieve a book forgotten at home, she hastened to deliver the requested tome.