What Paddy Shot At

Again, I lost a couple of days. I did go to bed early on Friday – and still couldn’t get the c-pac comfortable but I did sleep late on Saturday. I didn’t get out of bed till after 11am. Then I went to the center and just relaxed in my office and continued cleaning it. I had confessions at 4pm and then I drove out to the credit union and made a deposit. then I stopped for dinner at a small restaurant and read four magazins. I hate to sit alone in a restaurant unless I have something to read. When I came home, Fr. Joseph, who was our missionary for the weekend was here and we talked for while about his work with street children in La Paz, Bolivia. Then I went to bed because i had the 7:30am Mass on Sunday.

I had Mass and since Fr. Joseph preached at all the Masses, I didn’t prepare a homily. I like the woman at the well but it was important for people to hear about Bolivia. I think people were generous – as they always are – when they hear about a special need.

I also had the 12:30pm Mass so between Masses i watched the tv in my office so I could see the Sunday morning talk shows. I have my favorites!
Right after Mass, the sacristan told me that some women came looking for me because I was suppose to speak to the confirmandi during a retreat day they were having. A lady asked me a couple of weeks ago and I asked her to call me so I’d be near “My Book” so I didn’t have that in my book. When I got there she asked me to talk about God’s unconditional love for us and a talk I have shared with the parishioners that a brother at Good Counsel use to tell as the freshmen each year. God made them “mistake-making machines and they shouldn’t try to be perfect. God and everyone in the school wants them to make mistakes and learn from them”. It was a great talk and I don’t think I do justice to it; but I love to give it and it went well. Then I answered questions about how we learn what God’s want us to become. That was interesting too.
Then at 5pm, Tim Casey and his son Shamus, one of my students from last year, picked me and we went and picked up Fr. Tom Duffy and went to their house for dinner. It was a delightful and delicious evening. I got to bed by 10pm.

Today, I said the 8:00am Mass and then drove over to the Washington retreat house and gave a morning of reflection for the faculty of our day school. Again, I think it went well and I enjoyed the time with them. I know many of them personally and I think the day was a good time for them to enjoy each others company because like at GC, we were all busy with our classes and we didn’t get to spend enough time together. i think today was refreshing for them and I think I gave them some spiritual thoughts to take home for Lent.
I was exhausted and knew I wanted to sleep so I tried the c-pac again. I had a good nap and seemed to tolerate the headgear. I’ll try it again tonight. Tomorrow, I can sleep in till 9 because I am going out to visit a woman who is recovery from being sick around 10:00am. So now you are up to date and I’m going to bed.

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