Tag Archives: family

Potpourri Post: Family Business and an Exoplanet With Air

Posted on July 18, 2026 by Brian H. Gill

It’s been quite a week. Smoke, probably from fires near the Minnesota-Canada border and elsewhere raised — or lowered — air quality here to hazardous levels. I’ve probably got the best respiratory system in the household, but even I was … Continue reading →

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Passing Along Our Stories

Posted on June 27, 2026 by Brian H. Gill

This is going to be a short one. So far, I’ve had two ‘one of those weeks’ in a row. Our youngest daughter tells me there’s been a lot of tree and grass pollen in the air lately, so that … Continue reading →

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Our Vocational Calling

Posted on June 20, 2026 by Fr. Mark Botzet

A Guest Post This Week A tip of the hat to Father Mark Botzet for letting me post his homily from June 14, 2026. Putting what he said in context, here’s the Gospel reading for that day. “At the sight … Continue reading →

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A Ride in the Library

Posted on May 30, 2026 by Brian H. Gill

My mother and father met while earning degrees in library science. I don’t know when or why it was first called a “science”. I’ll grant that the academic discipline focusing on sorting documents into categories, and then making those documents … Continue reading →

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Death, Birth, Baptism, and a Little Hope

Posted on May 23, 2026 by Brian H. Gill

My wife and I have six children. Four of them are still living. We lost Joy very early in the pregnancy. By that time we were living in Sauk Centre and had two children. Following our culture’s customs, we sealed … Continue reading →

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