Wilmette

9/11: Remembering Michael Grady Jacobs and Carl Molinaro UPDATE: Six more years have passed, but the pain never ends. For the families of...

Thousands upon thousands upon thousands of people have gathered in downtown Chicago for a rally celebrating the Chicago Blackhawks hocke...

Tonight I was lucky enough to attend the second night of the North Shore Chamber Music Festival which runs through tomorrow, Saturday, J...

I hope you have a blessed Easter! Here is Jesus with his the Resurrection banner looking a lot like he arose somewhere in Italy.

Easter is early this year, and Holy Week begins with a very cold Palm Sunday.The only signs of Spring to be seen are a few bulbs pushing ...

On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me, three French hens, two turtle doves and a partride in a pear tree.

On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me, two turtle doves and a partride in a pear tree.

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a partridge in a pear tree.

Happy Thanksgiving! Pictured above is a copy of the Mayflower Compact  (the original is missing), a document forming a type of government...

Time for Hope and Change to change to hope. Vote Romney. God Bless America!

Long-time readers of this blog likely know that we believe in freedom of con- science, and that we hold no ill will toward anyone whose wo...

Tim Wolfe Endorsed by Chicago Tribune In a surprise endorsement , the Chicago Tribune is backing Tim Wolfe, Arlington Heights candid...

From time to time we've blogged about the good effect of peaceful demonstrations rather than violent protests in countries that show int...

Eleven years since 9/11, and little has been solved. The US military slogs across the vast wasteland of Afghanistan with unknown effect. Sec...

The picture, above, picturing a number of pastors praying with school childen, is from a fabulous group of pictures of the Chicago Teacher...

Thanks to OW for sending me this via email!

Happy Fourth of July. Stay cool! With temperatures close to 100 degrees, maybe stay inside. Wilmette's firework's last night  took...

This weekend marks a very special event in Great Britain, a fabulous boat parade in honor of Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee travel...

Anti NATO Protesters, and then some On Friday, many of the citizens of Wilmette worked from home instead of going downtown to work, and ...

Christ is risen Indeed! The celebration of the most joyous day of the Christian calendar begins with these words at worship services through...

Good Friday. The saddest and most solemn day in Christendom. It is only in the past few years in the United States that commerce has not sto...

It's Holy Week, and today, Maundy Thursday, commemerates  Jesus washing the feet of his disciples (The Apostles), an act of humility. It...

How beautiful is it out there? This picture was snapped this morning (by one of our younger family members), and if you haven't driven a...

St. Patrick in stained glass It's the Week of Weeks here in Chicago, that being the week of St. Patrick's Day, where every citize...

I certainly hope you are prepared to battle the evil food police , whose latest handiwork is seen above in a letter to a parent from the ch...

I've been celebrating Valentine's Day ever since Sunday, when we enjoyed our family Valentine's Day Party. This year, rather tha...

Don't put away your sweaters yet! The most famous ground- hog of all, Punx- sutawney Phil, has seen his shadow and would have us believe...

Sorry I haven't had too much to say lately. Christmas was good, and the new year, too. I really was enjoying the warm weather, so I wasn...

HO! HO! HO! Hope Santa brought you plenty of nice treats and that you are enjoying a holly jolly Christmas! We are planning to have cornish ...