"You're a dirty old man, Dugan," said the priest to the geometry teacher. That was nearly 30 years ago, and, probably, had been shared between the two for 30 years before that. That was a different time. When some men were priests and some priests were men. Like Fr. J. Vincent Taggart, S.J. However, times … Continue reading “Saint” Vincent →

This is the gravesite of Zora Neale Hurston, author of "Their Eyes Were Watching God," among other works. Her grave is in Fort Pierce, FL, where she spent the final years of her life. Alice Walker, author of "The Color Purple," identified her unmarked grave and established this memorial with the words "A Genius of … Continue reading “Their Eyes Were Watching God” →