Earthquake Emergency

                                       Earthquake Emergency

I always loved August as a kid, and I still enjoy the feel of it.

No school, my birthday, my mom’s birthday, my grandfather’s birthday, summer fairs, plenty of neighborhood sports and games, special mass for the Assumption on August 15.

Last Saturday (August 14) I turned 68, and after mass and COVID rounds, I was going to work for a while in our 60 beehives : hive health checks and the harvesting of honey.

I was having a second cup of coffee with some of the workers, and the ground started heaving. It heaved and heaved, and we went outside so the high stacked goods in the warehouse wouldn't fall on us.

What happened next, well, you have all seen the news.

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Honoring Fr Enzo Delbrocco, 25 years as a Passionist Priest

Honoring Fr Enzo Delbrocco, 25 years as a Passionist Priest

The memories are so vivid and going through the pictures of that day, I realize even more how merciful God is. I think of the dreams and hopes I had. Very few of them came true, but many others unexpected, underserved and bigger happened! They’ve truly been 25 years of surprises, joys and sorrows, miracles and defeats, pleasant and unpleasant moments. I am grateful for each one and would not exclude any of them, particularly the bitter ones and those that have exposed my weaknesses, because they have actually been for me source of grace and mercy, of understanding and reorientation, conversion and realignment.


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