Author Archives: Brian H. Gill

About Brian H. Gill

I was born in 1951. I'm a husband, father and grandfather. One of the kids graduated from college in December, 2008, and is helping her husband run businesses and raise my granddaughter; another is a cartoonist and artist; #3 daughter is a writer; my son is developing a digital game with #3 and #1 daughters. I'm also a writer and artist.

Life, Health, and Making Sense

What with writing down what I consider reasonable health care if I am unable to communicate, running a fever that finally fizzled this week — and being aware of our current pope’s state of health — maladies and medicine have … Continue reading →

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The Pope, Headlines, Words, and Miracles: Briefly

I’m not making a habit of frequent posts. But I’m rather pope-conscious this week. The three-minute video says our pope is doing well, under the circumstances, and that it’s “business as usual” at Gemelli Hospital, except for the Pope recovering … Continue reading →

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Come One, Come All! Public Execution!

There was nothing in my Google news feed Tuesday about the scheduled execution by firing squad of a mass murderer, or plans to livestream the event. Nothing that I’ve seen, at any rate. Vatican News, on the other hand, posted … Continue reading →

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Pope Leo XIV: Surgery Today

Update: October 13, 2026, 11:12 p.m. Minnesota time. Pope Leo XIV is out of surgery. He’s short part of his right lung, but otherwise okay. This is good news, but I figure prayer is still a good idea. At the … Continue reading →

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Not All Saints are Either Italian or Irish

Some Catholics seem to have at least a year’s worth of Saints’ feast days memorized. I’m not one of those Catholics. The up side of this is that I’ll run across new-to-me Saints now and then. Like Francis Xavier Seelos. … Continue reading →

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