Month: August 2009
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And God Saw That It Was Good … eh?
I arrived back home at 10:30 pm Saturday night after a two day drive from Thunder Bay. The Beginnings and Beyond Institute has definitely helped me focus on the work of Christian Initiation … an apprenticeship of adults into our Christian way of life. There is much to rethink and reformulate, how we invite and […]
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Goodbye West Coast … Hello East Coast
I arrived at the Golden Gate Bridge on Wednesday after having lunch with Michael earlier at the Coast Guard Training Center in Petaluma. At the north head of the bay, I was almost midway up the height of the north tower. Breath-taking view. It was a clear day, but as I was crossing the bridge […]
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Fremont Market & Gumbo at Lakewood
After getting back from Vancouver on Saturday, my cousin Maria and I made the 5pm mass at St. Alphonsus in Ballard, which I celebrated. All went well, except for the fact that it was really really warm. But people were nice and welcoming. After mass, we had tempura at the Bush Garden, a popular Japanese […]
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Victoria & Vancouver
We arrived on Vancouver Island after noon on Thursday and my trusty GPS took us to an address in Victoria where Chris and Peggy from Charlottesville met us at the door. We took off for downtown as we had just a few hours. My cousin and I were due in Vancouver later that day. My […]