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Philip Cardella

Philip Cardella

Miami, FL

Wanna be historian and photographer. Father to two kids, a dog and two cats. Partner to the best person on Earth.

Mardi Gras Sunday? Make it make sense!

Mardi Gras Sunday? Make it make sense!

By Philip Cardella February 20, 2026 Coral Gables, Florida Most religions based out of the Northern Hemisphere have a time of fast that is preceded by a feast sometime in February. Historically, this was probably a time to enjoy the remaining stocks from the previous fall's harvest as

ICE, FHP, the Ash Wednesday March and Immigrants in South Florida

ICE, FHP, the Ash Wednesday March and Immigrants in South Florida

By Philip Cardella February 20, 2026 Miami and Key Largo, FL Pastors, lay people, march for immigrants to mark the beginning of Lent and Ramadan Wednesday, February 18, 2026, marked a rare occurrence, the convergence of the beginning of both the Muslim season of Ramadan and the Christian season of

Valentines Weekend in SoFla week ending February 13, 2026

Valentines Weekend in SoFla week ending February 13, 2026

I've been extremely busy this week, this year really, and am a bit behind here on this week's post. You may notice a major website reformat, which was but one thing. The 28th weekly prayer vigil across from Alligator Alcatraz was of course another. Getting out

Getting into nature with a busload of teenagers

Getting into nature with a busload of teenagers

By Philip Cardella February 13, 2026 Everglades National Park On Tuesday the youngest kid and I went on a field trip with the kid's high school to Everglades National Park with about fifty juniors from the high school. My kid tried to convince me NOT to bring my

The 28th Weekly Sunday Prayer Vigil

The 28th Weekly Sunday Prayer Vigil

By Philip Cardella February 9, 2026 US 41 Near Mile Marker 48 in Florida Despite a start time under three hours before the beginning of what Miamians call the Benito Bowl (that's the Super Bowl with Bad Bunny–Benito Ocasio–as the halftime performer) well over 100 people

Crazy Week ending February 6, 2026

Crazy Week ending February 6, 2026

An ICE protest, yes, here in Miami, the 27th weekly prayer vigil across from the so-called Alligator Alcatraz, a wild County Commission Committee Meeting (yes, I said wild regarding a committee meeting that I don't think made any media outlets) and much more this week in Florida--the southern bit.

Goodbye January--week ending January 30, 2026

Goodbye January--week ending January 30, 2026

Introduction Increasingly, I have a hard time remembering back to the beginning of the week by the time I start putting this together (and a format change is coming to TWIFL soon because of that, in part). So much that is truly important is going on locally and nationally it&