53°F meteor shower clear WNW2mph SR0504CST SS1910CST
Morning Offering given
Village silent… meteor shower could be seen this morning from the front stoop
Coffee good
Very enjoyable Jubilee Mass yesterday at the diocesan center in La Crosse. Bishop Battersby celebrated Mass with couples from the diocese who are celebrating 50 yrs of marriage this year. Dinner was served shortly after Mass. It was a very enjoyable time.
In the Catholic Tradition… Christian Optimism… two kinds… 1) worldly, those who expect nothing but pleasure from life “carpe diem” is their motto. Sooner or later their optimism is turned into pessimism. 2) Christianity- natural goodness, blessings of life, normal human affections, love of beauty… all forces that can be channeled to lead us towards holiness. Sin alone is essentially evil, it offends God and separates us from him. It is a deliberate act in which we find pleasure and continued satisfaction… we can however wash it away with real repentance and sacramental confession at which time it leads us back to God. Christianity Optimism makes everything good and meritorious, even suffering.
Know you are prayed for.
In the "Wilds of Wisconsin & Cornfields of Iowa" 