MARKGRAGO.COM ✍🏻 https://markgrago.com/ I'm a writer&poet&vlogger from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. You are invited on my journey! βœπŸ»πŸ“½πŸ“Έ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:30:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://i0.wp.com/markgrago.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/imageedit_2_3033854795.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 MARKGRAGO.COM ✍🏻 https://markgrago.com/ 32 32 128556770 THE WRECK OF THE SS EDMUND FITZGERALD βš“ https://markgrago.com/the-wreck-of-the-ss-edmund-fitzgerald-%e2%9a%93/ https://markgrago.com/the-wreck-of-the-ss-edmund-fitzgerald-%e2%9a%93/#respond Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:30:55 +0000 https://markgrago.com/?p=3529 When the Edmund Fitzgerald was launched onto the Great Lakes on June the 7th, 1958, she was the most mammoth ship on the Great Lakes! By November the 10th, 1975, she sunk to the bottom of Lake Superior during one of the most venomous storms in the history of Great Lake shipping. To this day, …

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]]> https://markgrago.com/the-wreck-of-the-ss-edmund-fitzgerald-%e2%9a%93/feed/ 0 3529 TUSKEGEE AIRMAN LT. CALVIN SMITH, BEAVER FALLS, PENNSYLVANIA! ✈ https://markgrago.com/tuskegee-airman-lt-calvin-smith-beaver-falls-pennsylvania-%e2%9c%88/ https://markgrago.com/tuskegee-airman-lt-calvin-smith-beaver-falls-pennsylvania-%e2%9c%88/#respond Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:49:22 +0000 https://markgrago.com/?p=3504 The Tuskegee Airmen were of a brave and rare chemistry of courage and brilliancy! Although many stories are conveyed about the individuals who were involved, this presentation is just one of those stories. Lt. Calvin Smith of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania not only combated racism and discrimination, who was also a immeasurably audacious air aviator for …

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]]> https://markgrago.com/tuskegee-airman-lt-calvin-smith-beaver-falls-pennsylvania-%e2%9c%88/feed/ 0 3504 Sarah Goodyear: “Dream A Little Dream”: An Exuberant Gaze into the Battleground of Destiny 🎨 https://markgrago.com/sarah-goodyear-dream-a-little-dream-an-exuberant-gaze-into-the-battleground-of-destiny-%f0%9f%8e%a8/ https://markgrago.com/sarah-goodyear-dream-a-little-dream-an-exuberant-gaze-into-the-battleground-of-destiny-%f0%9f%8e%a8/#respond Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:41:21 +0000 https://markgrago.com/?p=3136   While there are many exquisite pieces of art, I can deduce that this creation heavily negates the senses with dreaming and destiny, I find this exquisite piece in perfect symmetry with this composition. Ms. Goodman captures a deeply personal and powerful message within all of us. From every contour and shape of the woman, …

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]]> https://markgrago.com/sarah-goodyear-dream-a-little-dream-an-exuberant-gaze-into-the-battleground-of-destiny-%f0%9f%8e%a8/feed/ 0 3136 ABANDONED MEMORIES πŸ“Έ https://markgrago.com/abandoned-memories-%f0%9f%93%b8/ https://markgrago.com/abandoned-memories-%f0%9f%93%b8/#respond Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:35:54 +0000 https://markgrago.com/?p=3168 © 2026, Mark Grago. All rights reserved.

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]]> https://markgrago.com/abandoned-memories-%f0%9f%93%b8/feed/ 0 3168 Salvator Mundi The Electric Light Orchestra of Optics, Mystery, and Eternity https://markgrago.com/salvator-mundi-the-electric-light-orchestra-of-optics-mystery-and-%f0%9f%8e%a8/ https://markgrago.com/salvator-mundi-the-electric-light-orchestra-of-optics-mystery-and-%f0%9f%8e%a8/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:26:08 +0000 https://markgrago.com/?p=3055   To chart the progress of Leonardo da Vinci through his paintings, or, more exclusively, through his paint brush, seems to have been esoterically crafted by the master himself. His paintings are his fingerprint; the only difference is his fingerprints mutate. This judicious painting is an assenting example of all da Vincis’ mechanics and crafty …

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]]> https://markgrago.com/salvator-mundi-the-electric-light-orchestra-of-optics-mystery-and-%f0%9f%8e%a8/feed/ 0 3055 WHO WAS ST. PATRICK? πŸ€πŸ€πŸ€πŸ€β˜¦ https://markgrago.com/who-was-st-patrick-%f0%9f%8d%80%f0%9f%8d%80%f0%9f%8d%80%f0%9f%8d%80%e2%98%a6/ https://markgrago.com/who-was-st-patrick-%f0%9f%8d%80%f0%9f%8d%80%f0%9f%8d%80%f0%9f%8d%80%e2%98%a6/#respond Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:57:41 +0000 https://markgrago.com/?p=2618   To many Irish March 17th is a bit more than Clovers, Leprechauns, and Guinness. This is the β€œtraditional” feast day of Saint Patrick. He is, without question, one of the most celebrated and theatrical saints of the church. But who was he?   To begin with, Saint Patrick was NOT Irish; he was born …

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]]> https://markgrago.com/who-was-st-patrick-%f0%9f%8d%80%f0%9f%8d%80%f0%9f%8d%80%f0%9f%8d%80%e2%98%a6/feed/ 0 2618 SHOULD CHRISITIANS CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE LENT? ☦✝🐟 https://markgrago.com/should-chrisitians-continue-to-celebrate-lent-%e2%98%a6%e2%9c%9d%f0%9f%90%9f/ https://markgrago.com/should-chrisitians-continue-to-celebrate-lent-%e2%98%a6%e2%9c%9d%f0%9f%90%9f/#respond Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:56:37 +0000 https://markgrago.com/?p=2560   Once again, the Lenten season is upon us; however, there seems to be a tremendous amount of confusion about Lent; I shall (briefly) try to rectify:   It is true that Lent was NOT practiced by Jesus or the Apostles and in 1st century Palestine; however, that does not mean it has uncommonness. If …

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]]> https://markgrago.com/should-chrisitians-continue-to-celebrate-lent-%e2%98%a6%e2%9c%9d%f0%9f%90%9f/feed/ 0 2560 The Funerary Mask of King Tutankhamun πŸ’› https://markgrago.com/the-funerary-mask-of-king-tutankhamun-%f0%9f%92%9b/ Tue, 30 Dec 2025 01:33:18 +0000 https://markgrago.com/?p=2475   One of the most mystical and arcane gifts of art from the ancient world is the funerary masks of the pharaohs. The masks’ main purpose of being placed over the head of mummies was to emphasize the ancient Egyptian belief in the fragile process of transition that the dead would have to endure successfully …

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]]> 2475 SHROUD OF TURIN (PART 2) THE ORIGINS ☦☦☦ https://markgrago.com/shroud-of-turin-part-2-the-origins-%e2%98%a6%e2%98%a6%e2%98%a6/ Tue, 30 Dec 2025 01:19:41 +0000 https://markgrago.com/?p=2454   In this 2nd installment, I will now present a portion of the origins of the shroud. Most are unaware as to the precise beginnings of the Shroud of Turin, which I think, in proper respect, should be accounted for. The first page of mention in this history commences in medieval France. FRANCE 13th century; …

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]]> 2454 Giuseppe Sanmartino “Christ lying under the Shroud” ☦ https://markgrago.com/giuseppe-sanmartino-christ-lying-under-the-shroud-%e2%98%a6/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 01:34:12 +0000 https://markgrago.com/?p=2467   What do alchemy and marble have in common? The subject of this sculpture piece has a lot to say about them both. For many centuries, it was thought that alchemy imposed magical elements into the marble so that the sculptor working on a subject could forge the marble in any way he desired. According …

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