The child, Juan Chapa Gutierrez

The child, (pictured below, circa 1929) now grown old, was interred today, the 27th of August, 2014. The service on the evening prior to burial was simple but heartfelt. It was not the service accorded heads of state. Not present were the cameras and lights, nor the crowds and hoopla available for the rich and …

Alien to the faith my mother taught me

One will cry, “Mother! When came I to shun thy wisdom, and the goodness of thy ways? Let me apply repentance now where needed, and learn wisdom while there is time, lest the grief and bitterness of regret be more than I can bear!” “I’m an alien, to the faith my mother taught me. I’m …