Paramahansa Yogananda was born in 1893 in Gorakhpur, India. He received his spiritual training under the Yoga maser Sri Yukteswar. He had a guru named
I always associate the month of October with the Carmelites. Their two founders, St. Teresa de Avila and St. Theresa de Lisieux, celebrate feast days
Today is the Catholic feast day of St. Francis of Assisi who became the patron saint of Santa Fe in 1717. It’s also the fiftieth
When I was growing up in Santa Fe back in the 1960s the Old Santa Fe Trail was known as College Street. The La Sallian
The history of Santa Fe’s people, places and events continues to amaze me. For instance, take that three-story building at the corner of Garfield and
Today is the anniversary of the death of Concha Ortiz y Pino. I was with Concha when she passed away, so I always remember that
Most people are familiar with Blue Nun wine but there’s also another Blue Nun. That legend connects New Mexico with Spain.The Lady in Blue is
I was a student of St. Francis parochial school from 1960 to 1963. I remember being at school the day that President John F. Kennedy
Today is the one-year anniversary of the death of my dear friend and colleague Sam Adelo. Sam was born in 1923 in the village of
Just as the Native Americans were forced to convert to Christianity while secretly honoring their own spirituality, many of New Mexico’s early Spanish settlers also
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