PinnedJohn HendricksA Catholic Kid Remembers St. BlaiseAs a young man raised in the Catholic tradition in the early days after Vatican II in the 1960s, my school mornings were always prefaced…Oct 21, 2023Oct 21, 2023
John HendricksTime Travel and The Wonders of the VCRI wear big ear-covering headphones when I travel by plane. It screens out the screaming of small children, the banal conversations of…Feb 24Feb 24
John HendricksA Tale of Two CensusesI was raised Catholic and attended the local Catholic elementary school in a small town in the Midwest. It was a classic 3-story…Dec 24, 2023Dec 24, 2023
John HendricksA Brush with DeathIn its glory days, the village had been the region’s social and economic centre. Farmers and artisans traded products with each other and…Dec 2, 2023Dec 2, 2023
John HendricksWhen Nick Lowe Writes the Soundtrack of Your LifeSometimes, I can see myself through the swirling mists of time.Nov 21, 2023Nov 21, 2023
John HendricksFreud’s First DateIt was a chilly evening in Vienna, and Sigmund Freud nervously adjusted his bowtie in front of the mirror. Tonight was a momentous occasion…Oct 27, 2023Oct 27, 2023
John HendricksOh No! Not Another Hunter Becomes the Hunted Story!“Scoot a little to your left. There, now I can unhook it.”Oct 27, 2023Oct 27, 2023
John HendricksWiley Whiskerwhirl 2: Wiley’s Extraordinary ClothingGreetings to all. Clementine Moonshadow here again. I’m sittin’ on my porch and the sun is just now waking up and getting ready to start a…Oct 27, 2023Oct 27, 2023
John HendricksWiley Whiskerwhirl 1: A Legend Is BornWiley Whiskerwhirl was born under a blue moon somewhere in the backwoods of Appalachia. Blessed with an uncanny knack for wandering and an…Oct 17, 2023Oct 17, 2023