Coverage dated October 3, 2026

After 800 years, why do we still treat St. Francis as a glorified garden gnome?

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One of the first things I did when we moved into our semi-furnished rental last year was place a 12-inch concrete statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary — one of the few possessions I'd recovered from the ashes of our house in the Palisades — by the front door.

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    After 800 years, why do we still treat St. Francis as a glorified garden gnome? (opens Blaze Media)

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    One of the first things I did when we moved into our semi-furnished rental last year was place a 12-inch concrete statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary — one of the few possessions I'd recovered from the ashes of our house in the Palisades — by the front door.

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