We had the great pleasure of a visit from our Archbishop,
Archbishop Michael Jackels. He has been
our archbishop for just over a year now.
He was the celebrant for our Sunday Eucharist. He gave a heartfelt homily about the primacy
of Jesus in our Christian life. He
encouraged us and our guests to strive to know Jesus more and more, saying that
you can’t love what you don’t know and to truly follow Jesus. It is clear that this is the standard for our
archbishop.
After the Eucharist we had a brunch with Archbishop
Jackels. It was a delight getting to
know him better. We were free to ask him
any questions we wanted. Sr. Christine,
who will be going to Italy soon, with a stop in Siena, asked him about his
devotion to Catherine of Siena. He told
us how he was introduced to her and how he has read all her writings and how
her wisdom was so pertinent to our own times in guiding the Church today.
We also had a lot of fun with teasing back and forth and
good humor all around. After brunch he
joined us for Midday prayer. He left
with a very monastic gift, vegetables from our garden. We look forward to our next visit from him.
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