By the time American troops got to Europe in 1917, African-Americans had an established, but not celebrated history in military…
James C. SchaapFebruary 15, 2019
A January thaw is what all of us look forward to out here, a breath of warmth that reopens our…
James C. SchaapJanuary 18, 2019
I snapped this shot at the Somalia exhibit at St. Paul's Minnesota History Center. I wanted a picture of the…
James C. SchaapJanuary 4, 2019
The story goes that Michelangelo used to come by St. Peter's Basilica at night to stand there before his sculpture,…
James C. SchaapDecember 21, 2018
Apparently, millions of evangelicals believe the Christian faith is greatly imperiled in America, more than it has ever, ever been.…
James C. SchaapDecember 7, 2018
1981. Maybe 82. Right there somewhere before word processing shoved typewriters out the window and into obsolescence. Back then, I…
James C. SchaapNovember 23, 2018
A Mormon monument stands out there in the middle of nowhere. You have to hunt to find it, search…
James C. SchaapNovember 16, 2018
The monument to the doge Giovanni Pesaro, in this church, is a curiosity in the way of mortuary adornment.…
James C. SchaapNovember 2, 2018
The church where I grew up had no altar, no altar boys, and no priests. It had no wall-size oil…
James C. SchaapOctober 19, 2018
