June 30, 2013

Since changing our parish logo several years ago, I feel confident that everyone now associates the “trademark” blue eagle carrying a scroll in its talons with St. John the Evangelist.  The idea in making this change was to create a “brand” for our parish which was easily recognizable to anyone…

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June 23, 2013

Welcome to summer in Southwest Florida.  The longest day of the year — the summer solstice — took place this past Friday. On June 21 2013, at exactly 1:04 a.m. EDT (5:04 UTC), the Northern Hemisphere of the Earth reached its point of greatest inclination to the Sun.  With the…

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June 9, 2013

While I write my column, we are in the midst of a very unseasonably tropical weather pattern.  Whether or not a named storm (Andrea) actually develops, we will have received several inches of rain before all is said and done.  Considering that this is the tail end of dry season,…

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June 2, 2013

The fire hydrant in the Memorial Garden is no more.  As of this past week, the hydrant has been moved to an area immediately outside of the garden.  This move has been a long time coming and is one more step in making our memorial garden a truly beautiful environment. …

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