Not too much new...

The last couple of weeks have been pretty boring and monotonous...

One of the few highlights was that the Confirmation class I was helping with since last October, or so, was finally confirmed at the basilica last week. In our class (of high school freshman and sophomores), we had about 24 kids from different parishes of north-east Minneapolis. However, they join together different parishes for the Confirmation Mass, so there were about 4 other parishes there as well. In total, there probably about 120 or so being confirmed. While the Mass had the feeling of a "mass production" or "assembly line" to get through all those being confirmed in a reasonable time, one could still tell it was a joyful and proud evening for those being confirmed and their families. The auxiliary bishop (the helping bishop), Bishop Piche, celebrated the Mass. His homily, while attempting to be individualized to that Mass, also seemed to have a "mass production" feel to it. But being that he probably has a dozen of these Confirmation Masses to do during only a couple months, I can't blame him for it.

Besides still going in for tutoring and supervision at school, and the substituting every couple of times a week, the only other regular thing I have been doing is picking back up on my Latin studies. I try to do a half hour or hour of it a day. I'm not too sure why, except to be a geek, and perhaps one day be able to read some of the classics and enjoy the Vulgate (the Bible in Latin). I find it also helps me better understand some English vocabulary and English grammar/sentence structure. I've already mastered Spanglish and perhaps one day I will be a Master of Latin-glish...

Tidbit by Thomas: Proof I've been practicing Latin..."Semper ubi sub ubi."
Semper - always
Ubi - where
Sub under