Vocational Video...

Came across this vocations video produced by the Dominicans in the early sixties...



Time for dinner & laundry: getting ready for my drive home for the thanksgiving holiday tomorrow morning.

A Sunday Morning Tradition...

Breakfast is a Sunday morning tradition around the house here. After Masses, the guys gather to fix a hearty breakfast, each with their own specialty: Fr. Yves ("The Egg Man"), Dr. Teodore ("The Baconator"), Fr. Chris the coffee expert, etc. So far, I'm allowed to fix the toast...

"The Egg Man" in action:


A hungry Fr. Ernesto:

Candidacy...

Just getting back from St. Mary's Seminary where one of our seminarians, Matt H., was admitted to Candidacy: the last step before Ordination to Diaconate and Priesthood. Celebrated a nice Mass in the seminary chapel, which was followed by a meal in the refectory. Congratulations to Matt as he approaches his Diaconate Ordination next year.

Trout...

A few months ago I posted a pic of the biggest trout I had caught on the Gunpowder. Today I think I topped it. A good 18 incher took my streamer (an imitation of a small bait fish - in this instance a small rainbow trout) this afternoon:



Now, back to work (need to get a paper done by Sunday evening...).

Visit of the Supreme Court...

Just getting back from a visit of the Supreme Court this afternoon, where we listened to oral arguments and did a behind the scenes tour of the building:



The "Supreme Court Bar." They weren't serving drinks, unfortunately:

All Souls Day...

Today being All Souls Day, I was thinking back to my days in the parish. One of the parishes I served had a very beautiful outdoor altar in the parish cemetery. Each year I took the opportunity to celebrate Mass there for All Souls, especially for those in the parish who had passed away in the previous year. Many of their family members would gather for the special remembrance. I found a few pics of it in a dusty corner of the old hard drive:





One of my favorite hymns: the "Dies Irae:"



"Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord"