November 10, 2022 Yesterday my 8-year-old son, Cirocco, celebrated his First Reconciliation, an important step on the way to receiving his First Communion this spring. Our church put together … [Read more...] about Notes from the Wayside – November 2022
Notes from the Wayside – October 2022
October 15, 2022 My uncle, Andrew Jude Aber, recently died of pancreatic cancer. It was Uncle Andrew who, 45 years ago, sang in a rock band called Knowhere and introduced his bass player (my dad) … [Read more...] about Notes from the Wayside – October 2022
Notes from the Wayside, September 2022
September 15, 2022 The Ludwig family closed out our summer this year with a visit from my cousins from New York, along with their children and families. For two weeks our house was filled with … [Read more...] about Notes from the Wayside, September 2022
#66 – On the Scattering of the Sheep
J.R.R. Tolkien: “Indeed in nothing is the power of the Dark Lord more clearly shown than in the estrangement that divides all those who still oppose him[i]”The Fellowship of the Ring Dear … [Read more...] about #66 – On the Scattering of the Sheep
Ludwig – On Growing Pains
The Miraculous Draught of Fish (1618-1619) by Peter Paul Rubens (b. Siegen, Germany, June 1577; d. Antwerp, Belgium, May 1640), at The National Gallery in London Dear Peregrinus (A Sunday in … [Read more...] about Ludwig – On Growing Pains
#50 – On Joy
Dear Peregrinus (A Monday in June): Hello, dear old friend. It is nearly a year since I have written to you last, and my, what profound wonders and sorrows have come to be in that short … [Read more...] about #50 – On Joy
#40 – On Suffering
Dear Peregrinus (Monday, 7:30 PM): It is Tara Ludwig who writes to you today, Peregrinus, she of the Faber Institute, long-standing student and friend of Fr. Richard Ganz, a man you yourself know … [Read more...] about #40 – On Suffering
#34 – On “Be Not Afraid”
Dear Peregrinus (7:30 PM, Sunday): Our mutual friend, Fr. Rick Ganz, has journeyed to Coeur d’Alene for the summer to begin composition of his masterwork and to save the souls of wayward Idahoans. … [Read more...] about #34 – On “Be Not Afraid”