Category: 2014 March

Mission Monday: Mission Delores Basilica

I leave you with one last post before I head out to serve the pilgrims walking the Camino de Santiago – the road to St. James’s tomb in Santiago de Compostela. I will stay in contact via https://www.facebook.com/TheCatholicMuse?ref=hl and post…

Mission Monday: Francis

Yes, he is handsome too. Even the ceiling, windows and doors are handsome. And kind of masculine. He’s pretty old though, older than any other building in all of San Francisco. Even John Paul came to pray with him here….

Mission Monday: Clare

She really is lovely, isn’t she? The Mission Santa Clara is the first Mission to be named for a woman. I think the school children thought she was lovely too. She is located on the Santa Clara University Campus. She is…

That Time I Visited A Walnut Farm

Ever have one of those things you just have to do because it’s calling to you and you’re not sure why? That is exactly how I felt about my visit to a walnut farm during the harvest last fall. The drive past…

Mission Monday: Being Missional In Santa Cruz

I’ve been thinking a lot about the word mission lately and what it means to be a missionary, and more specifically what that means in modern times. I guess it is the California Missions I’ve visited that have me thinking…