Saturday Highlights and Spiritual Insights
Fickr Image: Kitchen Window by Lost in Seattle We only had two inches of snow here (Western Kansas had the heavy snows) and I need to get out my camera and take some photos before it melts. I miss the beautiful snowfalls in IL, but I sure don't miss the cold weather. Saturday of the Second Week of Advent Today's Mass Readings Saint of the Day: Blessed Mary Frances Schervier , 1819-1876 The German Franciscan who founded the Sisters of the Poor of Saint Francis and personally nursed soldiers of the Civil War in America. On This Day in Catholic History 37 Nero , the Roman emperor who was the scourge of early Christians, was born (d. June 9, 68). Birthdays 1832 - Gustave Eiffel , French engineer and architect ( Eiffel tower ) (d. 1923) 1918 - Jeff Chandler , American actor, (Phillip Boynton on Our Miss Brooks , Cochise in Broken Arrow (1950). (d. 1961) 1933 - Tim Conway , American actor and comedian, (The Carol Burnette Show) 1942 - Dave Clark is an English musician. He was the...