This evening I traveled to St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral near downtown LA to help commemorate the outstanding service of our beloved deacon, Walter Johnson. Walter is now our Deacon Emeritus since his recent retirement at the age of 81.  He read the gospel at tonight’s mass and in the photo below, he is censing the…

I have been thinking about my older sister Leslie lately and found this poem I wrote shortly after her death in March 2012.  I rewrote it slightly and wanted to repost in her memory.  GOOD-BYE TO MY SISTER I see you lying in your hospital bed Dark brown eyes half-closed Square jaw tight Can you…