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John is on vacation this week. He and his beautiful wife, Teresa, are celebrating their third wedding anniversary. Email him to send your regards! I will be here all week. Today I was in Emmitsburg, Maryland at the Basilica of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton on a pilgrimage for vocations. It was wonderful! I’ll write more about that tomorrow. Right now I am very tired!

Our deacon punted during his homily – he said he couldn’t explain the Trinity to us. He spoke about relationships instead, saying the fundamental aspect of Christianity is that we are united in faith by the Holy Spirit. I don’t think preachers should shy away from preaching about the mysteries that unite us. The fact is he didn’t have to fully explain – who could – but he could have given a whack at it I think. Read this entry in the Catholic Encyclopedia if you wish.

Traffic to the website is very light this weekend. No doubt all our regular readers are grilling hotdogs, eating apple pie and waving American flags! God bless all you! On this day let us pause to remember those who have gone before us while protecting our freedom. Those of whom Lincoln said “gave their last full measure of devotion.”

Life is too short to not laugh.

I met some very neat people last night after the Latin Mass at St. Mark’s in Vienna. Two are young men, Danny and Marcel, who are very serious about becoming priests, one is a woman, Jackie, considering life as a Carmelite. Pray for them and for all vocations!

We’ve added links for Minute Particulars and a new blog by Francis Mooney called Xavier+. The links are alphabetized as well, which shows our ongoing commitment to providing the best experience possible for our readers. Actally, it shows I have an IQ of more than 60 and I that learned something in elementary school….