Astorga, Spain
23 pilgrims are approaching the goal of Santiago, Spain...but still 11 days and 254 km out (exactly 10 million inches today, I accidentally found out on my units-conversion-app.)
Old People with Cell Phones in Adoration
I got debilitated by some Indian food poisoning, so I let Ryan start the Camino without me. I got some good time in adoration in Pamplona. Let me be clear: I love seeing people of all backgrounds and ages in adoration. No one who claims to be pro-life should even begin to bothered by crying babies in adoration chapels. At the other end of the spectrum, let me say that I love seeing the more "mature" generation in adoration, too. However, someone needs to tell them how not to use a cell phone before the Blessed Sacrament. Who will do it? Ok. I will do it in a top ten countdown: 10) You don't have to go running out of the chapel to answer your cell phone. Voicemail comes free with every plan. 9) Vibrate is not off. Vibrate is not off. Vibrate is not [...]
RIP Dr. Alfred Woodward M.D.
The personal physician of Mother Teresa died two days ago (7 May 2015.) May God grant eternal light and peace to Dr. Alfred C. Woodward M.D. Actually, I brought him all the sacraments two days before that, including Mass in his room. He had had a heart attack a month or two ago, but I was surprised at his rapid demise, considering that when I saw him, he was awake, alert, ambulatory...and extremely polite. Since his death, the sisters have told me about his wholehearted and free service to the poorest of the poor of Kolkata, and it is top news for the Times of India. Here's a picture taken by his son for me, outside their place in Kolkata, right after I saw him for the last time: