My dad used to quote St. Francis Borgia a lot. "Sic transit gloria mundi" (thus passes the glory of the world). One of those "gloriae mundi" that is on my mind right now is, embarrassing as it is to admit, the antique furniture in my mom's front room! Even though most of it has been in the family for over 100 years, it has never been sitting in flood water. (Maman's house was up on a terrace, and the French Quarter house on Rue St Philip, well, I don't know that it ever flooded.) So... "sic transit." As Teresa of Avila commented "All things pass away; God never changes."
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
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