Butterfly in the Wind

 St. Mark's Feast at the Seminary      On Tuesday, April 24, I was blessed to celebrate the Feast of St. Mark at St. Joseph of Arimathea Theological Seminary in Berkley. I sat near the door and could see the Altar and the celebration of the Holy Eucharist at my left and out the door to the world on my right. It was a vivid picture of the Christian church; the people of God, and the world. The people were clueless and uninterested about what was going on inside this building. For 50 years Anglicans have been worshiping in this building while millions have passed by indifferent to the need for a Savior.     I was blessed to have a tour of the 1900 buildings and hear the story of Bishop Morse . He died peacefully at the age of 91 the very same week that my life changed and I began my current book of life. The highlight of the day was to see a video of one of his messages recorded 10 years ago; however, every word was appropriate for today. What books to do I bring to a week long retre

  He is Risen! Hallelujah! He is Risen Indeed!     The last two months have been a "good Lent". On January 6th I applied for a different position in the school system. It took the institution nearly 2 months and three interviews to let me know that I would not be getting one of the 12 positions. The first of March I threw myself into working an additional 3 hours a day in the after-school program. My assigned group are 21 students in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. I am often tired by 4 p.m., but it has been a great change in my routine.    The week before Lent began, one of our perishers gave me a book entitled: Holy Island (A Lenten Pilgrimage to Lindisfarne.) Through the weeks of Lent the author gives a tour of the Holy Island and ties the history of St. Cuthbert from the 600's AD. with the pilgrimage of modern day.  I spent the last two hours each day visiting Lindisfarne in my mind.   Another book I was gifted this year is A Catholic Women's Book of Days .       This s