[Magdalen] Mary and finding things helpful or not

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

We traveled to the Long Island area, where a lot of my family lived.  We
were down there because my beloved spouse was giving a lecture at a local
genealogy group. Since we were there, we took the opportunity to visit
graves and churches.   Part of the family was Catholic, and we knew they
were members of the

Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Help of Christians.

This turned out to be a massive building with school and church and other
stuff.  The church itself was a very large, industrial style building. It
had the sloped roof one associates with churches, and a very sturdy
linoleum floor. My spouse and I were standing there in the sanctuary (using
the term loosely) and we both knew we were both thinking, "PEOPLE! What
were you THINKING??"

I did not see the inside of the school.  I wonder if the student/inmates
marched to class. Ick.


James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 11:06 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> In a message dated 2/1/2016 10:32:04 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> michaudme at gmail.com writes:
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> And  then, of course, there is Our Lady of Perpetual Responsibility in Lake
> >  Woebegone...>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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> And the sad and romantic ruin of the great Abbey of Notre Dame des  Vignes
> (Our Lady of the Vines/Vineyard) in Soissons, France.
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> https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbaye_Saint-Jean-des-Vignes
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> And the wonderful Church of Notre Dame des Epine (Our Lady  of
> the Thorn), France:
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> _https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre-Dame_de_l%27%C3%89pine_
> (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre-Dame_de_l'Épine)
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> David Strang.
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