Archive for September 5th, 2008
A bit of tropical storm Hanna is upon us now
Sep 5th, 2008 | By Brian Leon | Category: NewsNice light rain falling now outside as we receive some of outer rain bands thrown off by tropical storm Hanna. Hanna is starting to pound the coast near Wilmington where we were last year for a long weekend break as past of its long travel along the Atlantic coast for the weekend.
The storm’s course is [...]
Saint of the week: St Monica
Sep 5th, 2008 | By Brian Leon | Category: CommentaryBirthplace: North Africa
Date of Birth and Death: 322-387
Feast Day: May 4th
Notable: Patroness of Wives and Mothers
Life: Monica was born in 322 into a Christian family in Tagaste in North Africa. She was selected as a bride to a pagan man and for many years had to endure personal indignities from him and his mother. She [...]