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View fullsize The grave marker of Adele Brise in Champion near Door County.. composed in Walloon, related to French and still spoken in southern Belgium

What I’m reading,
Winter 2026:

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Relics of Martyrdom

December 27, 2025
Tags: Egypt, relic, martyrdom, things, money, church

Presenting the Martyrs

December 26, 2025
Tags: Egypt, Coptic, relic, saint

Relics of St George the Martyr

September 12, 2024
Tags: Egypt, Coptic, church, relic, sacred space, saint

Another Relic Resort

February 25, 2023
Tags: Northwoods, relic, resort, architecture

What I Saw Inside

July 30, 2022
Tags: Egypt, icon, relic, cave, preservation, history, saint

Stay in Your Cell

July 29, 2022
Tags: Egypt, cave, desert, christianity, spirituality, relic

Arriving at the Cave

July 29, 2022
Tags: Egypt, desert, cave, relic, graffiti, saint

The Way Up

July 27, 2022
Tags: Egypt, desert, saint, relic, trail, sign

Visiting St. Simeon

July 20, 2022
Tags: cairo, Coptic, family, relic, church

The Remains of St. Simeon

July 20, 2022
Tags: cairo, Coptic, relic, saint, sacred space, body

Resurrection Place

May 14, 2022
Tags: christianity, church, relic, story, jerusalem, architecture, jesus

And Did Those Feet

May 14, 2022
Tags: jerusalem, relic, christianity, authenticity, stone, window, chapel

Where He Was Laid

May 14, 2022
Tags: church, bible, relic, pilgrimage, jerusalem, jesus

Replica Caravels

February 27, 2022
Tags: expo, chicago, ships, relic, authenticity, Columbus, Spain

Precious Metal

February 17, 2022
Tags: expo, Palestine, jerusalem, relic, material, virtual reality
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