After attending Holy Mass in Manhattan, we had a hardy New York style sandwich – they call them heroes here – and drove to Staten Island. Crossing the majestic Hudson River gave us something beautiful to marvel at, and rest from the omnipresent graffiti-covered walls that plague the city. We stationed ourselves … Read more
Today, rain was forecast for the whole state. We were in a quandary because this would cancel any campaign. We confided in our patron St. Joseph and headed to Augusta, the capital of Maine. We campaigned on the edge of a traffic circle. At first, things were rather slow (few cars and … Read more
“Finally someone has common sense.” There was a “gay” pride parade last weekend here in town. I can’t imagine how the public accepted that because the response from the general public today was overwhelmingly positive. A police officer stopped early in the campaign and seemed very favorable. He gave his cell phone … Read more
Today we traveled almost two and a half hours to Bangor, one of Maine’s larger cities. Once again, we hardly began when we got our first honks. It was a good harbinger–for the most part. We are beginning to employ other methods of getting people to honk. Despite the many honks, there … Read more
Today we campaigned for traditional marriage on Long Island. The intersection we stood at was massive and the windy, rainy weather made it difficult to hold the banner and standard. The large banner acts like a sail on windy days, but our volunteers welcome the challenge. Some cars, while waiting at the … Read more
Auburn, NY We did two campaigns in the area. The first was downtown for a very short time. We then relocated to a shopping area outside the city. A police officer came out and spoke to us. He was very favorable and took a flier. There were so many honks while he … Read more
Today, the feast of St. Elias, we campaigned in Lewiston, Maine. Local channel six interviewed Mr. Richard Lyon and the segment aired in the evening news. You can watch it here. The point about abrasiveness is in response to an insinuation that our campaign was too aggressive. Mr. Richard tried pointing out … Read more
Well, today was one of those days. It rained and, in consequence, we were not able to do a morning campaign. Instead, we decided to take care of the practical aspects of being on the road: laundry and cleaning. Before we started, however, we went to Mass. The priest who said Mass … Read more
Under a light and steady drizzle, we demonstrated today at a very busy place in Brooklyn. We left the banner in the van because it’s not completely water proof and we did not want the letters to run. Wake up Brooklyn In Brooklyn, you meet people from many different countries and backgrounds. … Read more
Henrietta NY (South of Rochester NY) From the moment we arrived at our campaign site in front of the local mall people began to manifest their support and kept it up the entire time. Peter Shibler was handing out fliers to people stopped at the traffic light. One man who did not … Read more