Vacation

I will be gone for about...oh...18 days beginning the 11th of April. I have a few post ready to go while I am away. Enjoy and see you when I get back. Peace. Padrevic!

New things for St. Matthew and for me

We had a nice town hall meeting at St. Matthew tonight. A report on religious ed, some q&a about the new translations of the Mass and it hopeful implementation in Advent of 2011 and...the fact that this will be my last year at St. Matthew. Yes it is true, this time no joke. The plan right now is that I will go back to school to get another masters degree this fall. It will be a ThM (Catholic Social Teaching concentration) from Boston College School of Theology and Ministry. It is something I have been praying about for quite some time and Archbishop Gregory has been very supportive. I will tell you that this is not a done deal, as anything can change, but I am hopeful nothing will stand in my way. One great piece of news is that the school has awarded me a fellowship which will cover 50% of my tuition. I am really looking forward to focusing on academics for a year...and a chance to do a bit more work for CRS. If things go as I think they will, I will be at St. Matthew until the beginning of July and then begin school at the end of August. So there you have it. If you have any questions just let me know. Peace to you all and have a Happy Lent. Padre Vic

Catholic Day at the Capitol

M. Alexander Georgia Bulletin

Did I tell you that Jose and I went to Catholic Day at the Capitol? Oh right I forgot, because I forgot to bring my camera to catch photos etc... Many thanks to the staff at the Georgia Bulletin here is some news about it...and the participation of some of our St. Matthew youth from Our Lady of Mercy. They also have some great coverage of Fr. Dan Stack and his sabbatical and some news about the Cardinal Kasper visit. While I applaud the Georgia Bulletin for their excellent coverage of yours truly in the past few weeks they need to know that when you are 10 feet away from the action and there are two other people closer to the ball...no one is weaving around you!

Home...

...relaxing. No pain just have lots of restrictions. Thanks for your prayers. Peace.

Pray and Give to Haiti!

CRS.ORG

Taco Bell Founder Dead at 86

Oh no! The founder of Taco Bell has died...RIP.

Done with surgery and feeling ok-ish

After surgery I came home and have been relaxing all day. Stuffy nose and a bit of pain...nothing drugs don't take care of! Anyway here are few photos for you to enjoy. Thanks for all your prayers. Peace

Pray for Haiti and Give!

CRS.ORG

Sinus Surgery

On Tuesday morning I will have sinus surgery. My ENT, Dr. Donald Dennis, will do the surgery in his surgery suite in Atlanta. It will be out patient surgery so I will be home mid-day Tuesday. Just letting your know and asking for your prayers. I will post some photos when I have them.

The Most Useless Machine EVER!

I need want one of these. Anyone good with wood working and circuits want to help me out with one of these? There are complete directions here. Wanna help?

262

That is how much I weigh at the beginning of 2010. Lets see how much I can lose by the end of the year. If you want to encourage me or tell me to stop eating food that is sabotaging me, by all means go right ahead. Happy New Year!!

Been about a month.

Well it has been about a month since I had to put Rosie to sleep. I sure do miss that little stinker. Seems as I leave the office each day I wait for her to wake up so we can go home. I went to the back porch yesterday and realized I had not been there in weeks because I have not had to let her outside since she died. Well I thought I was doing okay, but after watching this short documentary I realized just how much I miss her but how correct the decision was for her. Beware this documentary is a real tear-jerker...you have been warned. Peace

Last Minutes with ODEN from phos pictures on Vimeo.

Sad News

I just got the news that Fr. Jim Miceli, my first assignment Pastor in the Archdiocese, died this morning. Please keep his family, the other priest of the Archdiocese and the people of St. Mary's in Rome Georgia in your prayers.

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord!

Rosie and her final resting place.

Well you know that I had to put Rosie to sleep last week. After her peaceful death Adam and Tim at Parrott Funeral Home and Crematory, cremated Rosie for me. Since she was a Chihuahua it would only be fitting to find a nice place in sunny Mexico for her to be laid to rest. Since I was on my way to vacation I thought  a great place would be Costa Maya, Mexico. The sun was beating down hard so we did not go too far from the ship. I found a nice street where they were planting a nice walkway with beautiful foliage. I asked the boss man if it would be alright to bury Rosie there and he had no problems. So here are the photos of the burial of Rosie.

Since I was in Mexico I wore my Shirt Woot PAINata shirt for a bit of local flair.

The hole is dug and ready to be filled.

Filled the hole up with Rosie's ashes and some fill dirt and the burial is done. If you are ever in Costa Maya let me know I will tell you where to find her grave.

Last trip to vet...

Rest in peace little stinker!

New running style

Do you know anyone who runs barefoot? I have been for the past week at the end of my runs. If you know someone who does distance runs barefoot, let me know. Here is a nice video explaining some of the ergonomics of why I am switching.

 

CRS photos

Here are a few photos of two days of meetings at CRS. My small breakout group was The BEST! Enjoy

I forgot to mention some good news!

Rosie is doing much better on her new drugs (steriods) and her lymp nodes are begining to decrease in swelling! She is eating like a horse and is in great spirits. Thanks for your prayers. Lets hope she contiue to respond to her treatment.

In Baltimore

Deacon Bill and I are in Baltimore for the Global Fellows Gathering. Lot of great info on the good work of CRS and specifically of the Global Fellows. Great to reconnect with old friends and create some new ones as well. I will post some photos when I get the chance. Peace.

The new do!

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Happy Birthday Mom!

Today is my mom's birthday. I won't tell you how old she is but doesn't she look great in this photo from our cruise? HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!!

Done with the PTC Tri

results later!