Lots of rain again

This time on the blog I decided to use a couple of older pictures that I had available. On the left is a picture of Brother Godfrey and Brother Thaddeus. Both are now deceased but they were great friends and for many years provided flowers for the church on feast days. We had a green house at the time and they always had poinsettas ready for Christmas and lilies ready for Easter. The other picture is of Abbot Stephen and myself when I was serving as Abbot Stephen's secretary. Yes, that's me at the typewriter. The picture was taken about 1960 or 1961. Abbot Stephen died of cancer in November, 1961. I continued to serve as secretary for Abbot Anselm for about a year before being sent over to the seminary to work as a prefect.

We had lots of rain again last Friday -- about three inches. Not far from here in other parts of the state they had as much as five, six or eight inches. So many rivers and streams are out and there is much flooding and many road closings. Just this morning I looked at the map of Missouri roads that are closed and through central and eastern Missouri there are many.

Fortunately, despite the heavy rain on Friday they were able to have the seminary and soccer tournaments on Saturday and Sunday. I believe about six seminaries participated in the tournaments. I understand Conception Seminary College won the championship in the soccer tournament and Mundelein Seminary in the Chicago Archdiocese won the championship in the volleyball tournament.

Yesterday the annual golf classic was held in Kansas City. It was a beautiful day for that and I'm sure it was well attended. It is a day when the Serra Clubs in the Kansas City area honor priests and seminarians and make money for the seminary. It is sponsored by the Serra Clubs on the Missouri side (Kansas City-St. Joseph diocese) and the Kansas City, Kansas side (Kansas City, KS Archdiocese).

Let us continue to pray for vocations to the priesthood and religious life.