I have been thinking about patron saints, because the feast day of Saint Wenceslaus is today. He ruled Bohemia for fourteen years until he was assassinated by his brother in 935 on his way to mass. There were already stories and legends about his piety during his...
August 21 has had special meaning for me since 1968. I was a student working a summer job on Michigan Avenue in Chicago. It was Wednesday, and in the conference room a radio was broadcasting the morning news. Suddenly it cut to street noise – people shouting, rumbling...
