I am not at liberty to share the “news photos” I shoot until much “after the fact” consequently I very rarely share them. I thought, however, these couple might still be worthy of a “look” if only to testify to the amazing crowd at the Father Corapi all day conference held in St. Louis last week. While the seats behind the stage were kept empty the rest of the arena was filled to near capacity with souls who listened to every word spoken by the great Preacher. Indeed, his words had my 13 -year-old-ants-in-the-pants-son glued to his seat for an entire day of oration! (He particularly loved Father confessing to riding a Harley Davidson Motorcycle and his “all in fun joking” to riding it up a ramp and landing on the stage through a ring of fire with it at his next Conference! Everyone was in stitches over that comment to be sure!) Truly though, the conferences, which revolved around the theme of “Be Not Afraid – There is Truth!” spoke to the worry of many souls at a time when there has never been so much fear and anxiety in the world. From economic meltdowns, to terrorism and war Father acknowledged how we could feel distressed over such seeming disasters in our lives but commented to the effect: “The stock market may crash but will you?! I listened intently the entire day to all of Father’s impassioned words but none struck quick to my heart as when he confidently spoke these words, “Fear is useless, what is needed is Trust!” This nugget of wisdom is powerful indeed and he said it with such conviction that all my worries instantaneously slipped away. (Praise God for that!)

This morning I was privileged to photograph the Stations of the Cross at  St. Margaret of Scotland Parish in the Shaw Neighborhood  of St. Louis.  Before I finished I wanted to shoot images to produce an HDR photograph of the main altar and sanctuary.  This church holds some very special memories for me and it was wonderful to be present there.  I thought sharing this photo may provide a glimpse into the beauty of the house of prayer.  Thank you to Fr. W. for allowing me to bring my camera inside!  (Also a special thanks to Carmela and Colleen!)

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This multimedia slideshow I produced for the St. Louis Review newspaper. It features the rosary led by Archbishop Robert Carlson and and interview with Beth Lauver the Director of Respect Life Apostolate for the Archdiocese.

Please feel free to visit the story at the newspaper’s website or over at aeternus.com

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This is a multimedia slideshow production I completed in October 2009 for the St. Louis Review Newspaper.  The story is an Ecumenical Revival which took place at St. Elizabeth Mother of John the Baptist Church in St. Louis, Missouri.

What makes this story unique is the inter-denominational aspect. Most revivals are just one congregation by itself. Many of community churches have revival every year but the event is seldom practiced in the Catholic Church, and quite rarely in combination with other Christian groups.

This “Building Bridges” spiritual gathering featured each pastor  preaching to the congregation one of three consecutive Revival nights while a combine Gospel Choir lead the music.  The inner city churches have realized their similar missions and goals to their struggling cultures, neighborhoods and members.  This prayerful Revival was the first step in them coming together to work for those causes.  The churches involved were St. Elizabeth, Mother of John the Baptist Church, Washington Metropolitan AME Zion andRhema Baptist Assembly.

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The Poor Clare Monastery in St. Louis is celebrating 50 years in the Archdiocese and held a mass today to commemorate that AND also the 800th year of the Franciscan Order.  As I was leaving the monastery I turned around to see this beautiful sunset on their chapel spire complete with a Franciscan feathered friend.

Photos from the Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus at Mount Grace Chapel of the Holy Spirit Adoration Sisters.

Photographs from the Oratory of Ss. Gregory and Augustine on the Solemn Feast of Corpus Christi.  See more here.

Photos from the Corpus Christi procession at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis 2009.