Away for the Week

You may have noticed that I have been away this week, and haven't been posting. That is because the Bishop of Fall River annually invites his seminarians to a week long get away at Sacred Heart Retreat Center in Wareham. This week, being most likely my last, because next year God willing I won't be a seminarian but rather a priest, was in my book one of the most enjoyable. We had a new man join us this year, Chris Peschel who is entering 2nd College at St. Charles Seminary, and more than this there was a great sense of optimism amoung the priests and seminarians about the future of our Diocese. We spoke of things that need to be accomplished to promote vocations, what we can do to be good models of priesthood, and about what was going on in the diocese and the Church throughout the world. We also had a good time, playing some board games, watching a movie, making good use of the beach, and just chatting with brother seminarians who we too seldomly see and have a chance to talk with.

Good things are happening in Fall River, pray for vocations, and by next year we may double our numbers of seminarians!