What Paddy Shot At

I love this feast day because in 1959, on this day, Blessed Pope John XIII was celebrating the feast at the Basilica of St. Paul’s Outside the Wall and proclaimed his intention to call a “Council”. It became Vatican II and changed my life and that of many in the world. Viva Johanne!!!

I have been really just relaxing and reading a wonderful book by the lady who was the director of the office of White House visitors. She has given three talks and then I bought her book. She is a great speaker and writes just as she speaks. It also turns out that she is a graduate of Blessed Sacrament, Visitation High School, and Georgetown. We had a nice visit today. She lives now in Mexico and we don’t seem to know anyone in common but I am really enjoying the book. I have put my 1100 page book on Christianity off to the side till I get home.

I got a nice message from Sally Curley, who was from St. Camillus and lives and works at Resurrection parish in Burtonsville. I will contact her when I get home but it was great to hear from her. The word must be getting out about the blog.

Yesterday I had lunch with a lovely couple from St. Anne’s in Bethany Beach, Del who know the Favret’s and the Wallace’s. They had come to the Mass on Saturday and just said hello. We had a nice visit. They are Joe and Regina. ( I told her I’d remember that even if I didn’t get their last name as Regina McGreevy was my first high school girl friend and my life has been speckled with great Reginas since!)

Yesterday, the group (16 of us) met in one of the cabins with a balcony and had drinks. I knew everyone but it was nice for the rest of my family to meet everyone. Later tonight, we will have formal night and get a group photo on the stairs at 8:15pm. Then go to the last formal dinner. We will go to late seating as everyone shows up for dinner tonight.

We played Trivia and Bingo today as it is a sea day. Tomorrow is the last port – the Grand Cayman but I will stay on board and try to get a little color (I think I need #46) We Irish are so fair.

Was happy to see the Steelers win and tonight we should be able to get at least some of the State of the Union talk.

I’ll try to write tomorrow.

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