DARKNESS at NOON and a BLOOD MOON By Sean M. Wright Sean M Wright / Friday, April 10, 2026 0 919 Recently I re-read “Dear and Glorious Physician,” Taylor Caldwell’s masterful historical fiction about St. Luke. One of the biblical occurrences cited is “from the sixth hour there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour” (Mt 27:45; cf. Mk 15:33; Lk 23:44). Caldwell depicts the celestial events experienced by the Passover throng gathered in Jerusalem as being witnessed by Luke hundreds of miles away. Read more
0 Commentary Linda Oppelt Monday, August 3, 2026 In Memoriam: Sister Rose Ann Stillmock, OSF Sister Rose Ann Stillmock, OSF, died June 28 at age 102 at Mount St. Francis Nursing Center. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Stanislaus Parish in Omaha, Nebraska, followed by burial at St. John’s Cemetery.
0 Obituaries Linda Oppelt Monday, August 3, 2026 In Memoriam: Bridget Paton Bridget Paton, wife of former diocesan finance officer Wayne Paton and a longtime member of St. Paul Parish, died June 18 at age 69. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated July 7 at St. Mary’s Cathedral.