November 13, 2007
Pray for the Seminarians who left for retreat today. They will be at Maria Stein Retreat Center in Mercer County (a Great place if I might add)until Friday. The Fall quarter ended yesterday and two Seminarians decided to discontinue their studies. One was in Pre-Theology and another was a first year theologian. I did not find out until today, but I should have picked up the signals last night. At vespers, one of the Seminarians prayed for ”all those making life changing decisions.” That is “SEMSPEAK” for someone is leaving. I hope they find the path God has for them.
Cardinal George was elected President of the USCCB. This was expected by most. Other than being the national spokesman for the Conference, I do not know what he is expected do. I tried to watch some of the proceedings on EWTN, but even for a priest, these meetings are as exciting as watching paint dry. The most siginficant remarks were made by Bishop Skylstad, the outgoing USCCB president. HE seems to have been positively affected by his diocese going bankrupt by all the scandals. His remarks were that the Bishops needed to be better Shepherds of the Flock. I doubt many people will argue. I do think the shepherd “model” is coming into vogue. It is finally beginning to replace the Cardinal Bernardin model of bishop as CEO. Time will definitely tell.
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