Sunday, August 16, 2026

Pavillion Community Church, Pavillion Wyoming.


Every once and a while. . . well more frequently than that, I run across a church that's really hard to photograph. This is an example of just that.


 This is the Pavillion Community Church in the small town of Pavillion.  It's a classic rural church in design, but the massive blue spruce in front of it pretty much hides the front view of it entirely.

This is a non denominational Christian church.  I don't know anything else about it.

Saturday, August 15, 2026

Lex Anteinternet: Sunday, August 15, 1926. Martyrs of the Cristero War.

Lex Anteinternet: Sunday, August 15, 1926. Martyrs of the Cristero ...: He was rushed to hospital and operated on immediately for a ruptured appendix. As noted yesterday, Father St. Luis Bátiz Sainz, Manuel Moral...

Sunday, August 15, 1926. Martyrs of the Cristero War and open rebellion.

He was rushed to hospital and operated on immediately for a ruptured appendix.

As noted yesterday, Father St. Luis Bátiz Sainz, Manuel Morales, David Roldán Lara, and Salvador Lara Puent were executed by firing squad.

In response, ranchers led by former colonel Pedro Quintanar seized the municipal treasury of Chalchihuites and declared themselves in open rebellion.

Friday, August 14, 2026

Lex Anteinternet: Saturday, August 14, 1926. More killings in Mexico.

Lex Anteinternet: Saturday, August 14, 1926. More killings in Mexico.: The Mexican Government arrested Father Luis Bátiz Sainz at a private house.  He and three members of the Mexican Association for Catholic Yo...

Saturday, August 14, 1926. More killings in Mexico.

The Mexican Government arrested Father Luis Bátiz Sainz at a private house.  He and three members of the Mexican Association for Catholic Youth would be driven out of town, and then shot, the following day.

Before the closure of the churches, he had spoken at a gathering where the topic of armed resistance to suppression of the Church had been discussed.

He was later canonized.

Sunday, August 2, 2026

Overheard on the way out of Mass.

Pretty early teenage girl to her brother:  "I'm waiting for Mom".

Then to her other brother:  "I'm waiting for Mom".

Finally, to her pretty 20 something sister:  "I'm waiting for Mom. . . I call shotgun."