Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
Sunday mass opened with a conch horn, a drum beat and a procession of authentically clad Aztec dancers. The whole extravaganza startled my mom and me in a delightful, this-is-going-to-be-even-cooler-than-we-thought kind of way. Pope St. John Paul II named Our Lady of Guadalupe the Patroness of the Americas 15 years ago, and decreed that every [...]
During a hectic weekend filled with annual pilgrimages to both La Crosse, for the Wisconsin State Theatre Festival, and to Madison, for Fundamentally Sound's Fall Show, we detoured for a little while to a beautiful shrine. Located just outside La Crosse, Wisconsin, The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe proved to be a sweet respite [...]