The Magnificent Seven

Today was great--at 10:30 we had our ordinations at the cathedral. Huge turnout, tons of priests, and three bishops--

Our newly ordained class!



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La Morita, Mexico!

Big road trip tomorrow: we leave for Mexico at 4:30 am, with an overnight in Ventura. 100 of us are going; we're hoping to build 2 houses and repaint a convent. Back in a week.

My office: Mexico Supply Room.

Well, the new Whiskeytown Falls are something to see. (They're new not because we just created them, but because they were just rediscovered--and then a trail was put in.)

This last Sunday Denny and Sandy, who had come with me to Medjugorje, took me out to hike to the falls. Mark their son was able to come, as well as a few other friends.

Here's me on the trail. Actually, a little off the trail.



The falls are beautiful.


And give you something to ponder.


Here's me and Mark at the upper falls.


And our whole group at the end. We'd started hiking at about 7:00 pm, so it was about 9:00 and getting dark when we were done.