Still in Europe. Just checking…
Post for May 29, 2009
Still in Europe. Just checking things, and I find that my over-a-dozen Twitter messages never got posted. Rats!
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Testing from a new phone.
Post for May 16, 2009
Testing from a new phone.
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I’m off to Europe tomorrow, so…
Post for May 16, 2009
I’m off to Europe tomorrow, so I’ll blog by Twitter. Stay tuned!
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Back from retreat, off to Europe
Post for May 16, 2009
Got back from my retreat two days ago. I didn’t realise how much of a spiritual workout it was until I was back in “the world”. I spent a lot of my time re-reading old spiritual journals, and it was interesting to see what issues have evolved and which have remained constant. More challenging, though, was to see where things have somewhat…stagnated. My last night I spent quite a long time before the Blessed Sacrament, volume 13 of my journal books in hand, writing and writing. The Lord has really offered me a major personal challenge coming out of the retreat, and now it is time to take a step forward.
Just as a reminder, I’m off to Europe tomorrow for 2 weeks. As we’ll be on the road regular blogging will be hard, so I’ve set up a Twitter account for myself. You’ll be able to follow my adventures through this blog (look for posts with the “Twitter” category) or at http://twitter.com/fatherdowd. Posts will be brief (as Twitter posts usually are), but it’s better than nothing, fer sher!
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Off on retreat
Post for May 8, 2009
Well I’m off tonight for a week at the Recluse sisters in the East End. I’ll pray for you all!
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Two negatives make a positive
Post for May 7, 2009
First things first: I’m not in Mexico. As I wrote in my last post, I was not particularly freaked out by the swine flu, but rather by how everyone else was freaking out about the swine flu. A friend wrote to me from Cuernavaca to saying that people were really scared and that it would be better to postpone. I emailed the Spanish-language school to see if they were even open — and I got no answer. Not very promising. (In fact, I still haven’t gotten an answer. Has no one noticed I didn’t show up on Monday?)
So last Friday I cancelled my ticket. I was really quite saddened by it. I put it off until the last practical minute. But, using my head, I knew it was the only realistic option.
Monday is my usual day off, and I spent it visiting my family in Ottawa. As I was eating my breakfast, I said to my parents: “I’m supposed to be in a plane right now.”
So, yeah, by Tuesday I was feeling pretty bummed. And then, our department secretary comes in to my office and says she has something to cheer me up: a pilgrimage to Rome, Assisi, and Medjugorje might have to be cancelled because their priest could no longer make it. They needed another one ASAP.
So my negative (not going to Mexico) and their negative (not having a priest) actually combined to make a positive. Yep, I’m off to Europe in a little over a week. Talk about divine providence! I could practically feel the Lord smiling and saying “Haven’t I told you not to worry?”
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