Fumbling towards Beatitude

There was a great turn-out and wonderful response to the Ignatian Discernment retreat on Jan 26 at St. Mark's Parish/College in Vancouver, B.C. A snapshot of Jesuits in action. With, Fr. Mbugua "the growler" William, S.J. Fr. John "I clench my fists when I'm angry" McCarthy, S.J. Fr. Elton "the discernment origamist" Fernandes, S.J., Um, me, "boxing fanatic" O'Brien, Kevin "the hitman" Eng, esquire, And a group of more than fifty young adults from twenty parishes in nine Greater Vancouver cities... Thanks are due to St. Mark's College for being our host, the college council of the Knights of Columbus for providing lunch, and Fr. Rob Allore, S.J., pastor St. Mark's Parish for the use of the Church for Adoration and Mass... A.M.G.D. That's what this was all about.

If anyone knows young adults in the Vancouver area looking for something like this right now... forward it to them -- and have them email me.

Given this moment in the semester, a relative breather between mid-terms and finals, I have a miscellany of news and updates that I thought worth conveying to faithful readers, eminently loyal despite the lengthy delays between postings these days. Regency life has so far been a great blessing, although mostly yet more growth in learning to manage time and rely on the strength that only prayer can give. Constant need to relearn that left to my own devices and strengths, I quickly fade into weakness and powerlessness, while at the same time, learning how even the smallest recourse to the Lord in prayer repays in dividends. This is, of course, a gift, if only I can remember it long enough!