AJ visiting Nicki and Kevin Prevou

Why, yes, I do have my mother's brown eyes!

Yes, that is "Sam the Lamb" swimming in the pool!

Napoleon Hernandez, Requiescat in Pace

MR. NAPOLEON HERNANDEZ JR.

Mr. Napoleon Hernandez, Jr., 76, entered into eternal rest on Friday, July 25, 2008.

Mr. Hernandez is survived by his wife of 46 years, Olivia F. Hernandez; children, Cecilia Hernandez Novak, Luis Alberto Hernandez (Angela Burnett), and Maria Isabel Hernandez; sisters, Irma H. Campesi, Rachel H. Champion (Anthony), and Mary Ann Longoria (Juan); grandchildren, Anthony R. Novak, James B. Novak, and Sofia B. Hernandez; two granddogs, Max and Hans; and numerous other relatives.

Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. with a rosary to be recited at 7 p.m. today, Tuesday at the Discalced Carmelite Convent Chapel, 6301 Culebra at St. Joseph Way. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower. Interment will follow at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery with military honors.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the Order of Discalced Carmelite Nuns, 6301 Culebra, San Antonio, TX 78238.

Condolences may be sent to the Hernandez family at www.theangelusfuneralhome.com.Funeral arrangements are under the direction of The Angelus Funeral Home, 1119 N. St. Mary's St., San Antonio, Texas 78215, (210) 227-1461.

Prayer Spaces...

On my way home from the ASACCU conference, I stopped at the Chapel of Chicago Midway Airport for Mass on Saturday, 26 July 2008. Just two days before was the 20th Anniversary of Fr. McKenna's first Mass there.

The kind folks there were friendly and welcoming.

I enjoyed my stop in Chicago, but I also went on to Mass the next day, Sunday, at our home parish in Aledo, Texas.

Holy Redeemer Catholic Church holds Mass each Sunday at 10:00 am in the auditorium of the new Aledo High School at 1000 Bailey Ranch Road (Just west of Farm-to-Market Road 1187). Children's Religious Education is held at 8:45 am each Sunday at the new Aledo High School.

Our Pastor is Rev. Robert Wilson (Father Bob). Here are some photos of the school/Church:

Holy Redeemer is building a new Chuch on some nearby property, but it still has a way to go before we make the official move. More on that later...

The Folger Shakespeare Library

I visited Washington D.C. on Saturday, 26 July 08, and I stopped by to see the Folger Shakespeare Library.







Carved into the side of the building are panels depicting the plays of Shakespeare.

Of course, closer to home is our own Shakespeare Dallas!

And when in London, there is the incomparable Globe Theatre!

Luis, Angie, Sofia ( + Jake)

I had a chance to visit my friend, Sofia B. Hernandez, at her lovely home in Washington, D.C., on Friday night, 25 July 08.


Here are some photos of the outside of her stone castle:

Here are some pictures of the inside - very snappy!

This is Jake, the cat!

Here is Sofia and her dad, Luis Hernandez, on the refrigerator door!

"Who is this guy?!"

"Damn Paparazzi! I am trying to eat!"

The Liberty Bell Center

This was a beautiful day in the City of Philadelphia, the largest city in Pennsylvania and the sixth most populous city in the United States.