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.

Dreary Outside, Self-Isolating Inside

Posted on March 28, 2020 by Brian H. Gill

I’m writing this partly as a followup on Thursday’s “Self-Isolation in the Family” post. And partly because I got frustrated with what I’d been trying to write today. My son is still sick, and it’s a damply dismal Saturday afternoon. … Continue reading →

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Self-Isolation in the Family

Posted on March 26, 2020 by Brian H. Gill

COVID-19, the pandemic coronavirus disease, has come to my house. Maybe. My son has been sick. Yesterday he had a telephone checkup. I don’t know what the official term is for a medical interview conducted via telephone. He’s been told … Continue reading →

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Staying In this Weekend

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Brian H. Gill

(My desk: clutter/knickknacks/curios and all.) The COVID-19 pandemic didn’t affect my weekly routine until last Tuesday. That’s when Bishop Kettler announced that public Masses in the diocese are suspended until April 13. The St. Faustina Adoration chapel here in Sauk … Continue reading →

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Mass Suspended: COVID-19 and the Common Good

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Brian H. Gill

Catholic churches in the St. Cloud diocese aren’t shutting down. Pastoral care will continue. But today our bishop announced that public Masses won’t happen in the diocese until after April 13: “Bishop Kettler: Public Masses in diocese suspended through April … Continue reading →

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Changing My Daily Prayers

Posted on March 14, 2020 by Brian H. Gill

I read David Torkington’s “The Resolution to end all Resolutions” and started a new prayer routine three years ago. My starting point was Lauds and Vespers from Liturgy of the hours. Don’t be too impressed. Lauds was recognizable after my … Continue reading →

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