Road Trip Begins

Roadtrip Begins….. I am sorry for the delay in posting any blog items. I have been so relaxed in my travels that it just seemed like work! Anyway, I will fill you in on the last couple of weeks.


Villa at Bellarmine Hall, Cohasset, MA.

I spent ten wonderful days at our Villa in Cohasset, MA., just enjoying the wonderful weather and the fine breezes with my fellow Jesuits. I used the pool daily to do my pool aerobics routine and read a lot from my Kindle and the various books in my Sabbatical Reading List. Debbie, the cook, spoiled us with wonderful light and healthy meals and some lovely desserts, which are her specialty.

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St Mary by the Sea, Cape May, NJ

On July 25th I started my road trip to the Southwest. I made a brief visit to Fairfield to say goodbye to some people I missed when I left in May. My first destination was St. Mary’s By the Sea in Point Cape May, NJ. I was to spend two days with my friend Fr. Don MacMillan, SJ but because he had to MC the funeral for the former football coach of BC High, Jim Cotter, on Friday, he didn’t leave for Cape May till the next day and suffered a nine hour trek to reach the NJ shore. I celebrated Mass for the staff of St. Mary’s in his place. St. Mary’s is an old hotel, bult in the 1890’s, now run by the Sisters of St. Joseph from Philadelphia, PA. It is a vacation and retreat destination for the sisters. There were about 130 sisters there on retreat and on vacation. Even though Don delayed in arriving, we had a nice visit for about 4 hours. It was extremely hot, close to 100 degrees, but there was a nice breeze off the ocean which made it bearable. There was no air conditioning at the priest’s house there. Then I had to catch the Cape May- Lewes Ferry that evening for the next part of my journey.

The Wolfs – Rehoboth, DE.

I took the 8:00 pm ferry with its beautiful sunset, from Cape May to Lewes DE. It was nice and cool on the water and there was a full moon which illuminated the water so we could see the dolphins who were escorting us across the channel. That reminded me of my many boat rides in the Amazon region of Brazil and the friendly dolphins there. I arrived at my friend’s home in Rehoboth, DE. - Max and Ollie Wolf. Max is the Rector of All Saints Episcopal Church and St. George’s Parish. He invited me to preach on Sunday at St. George’s in their lovely colonial chapel. It is a spirited congregation and very welcoming. I preached on “Noisy Contemplation” in honor of a former Jesuit brother of mine, Bill Callahan, who died recently. He was a life-long advocate of women’s ordination and human rights for all men and women. He founded the Quixote Center and Priests for Equality. He also helped found the Center of Concern, in Washington, DC. Like Cervantes hero, he was always tilting at windmills. At the end of the day, we had a severe weather change, with thunderstorms and severe winds, and the temperature dropped about 30 degrees which made it much more comfortable for everyone.

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