Sunday – 08 April 2007
Happy Easter to all.

I just got back from Mass. That’s right Mass. And, no, I haven’t converted to Catholicism. Yet. It was my way of keeping a tradition with my uncle… kind of. When both of us are home for the holidays, I usually go to Mass with him. Well, neither of us is home, so that was Strike One. I’ve been toying with the idea of going to the Cathedral of the Madeline for a while now. Going today just seemed to fit on many levels.

So, I went.

It was my first time there. It’s a beautiful building, inside and out (…even if the paintings creep out ). The acoustics were very good as well, a fine tribue to the interior design and architecture. I went to the 10 AM service, which was presided over by Father Joseph Mayo. His homily was based on “The Easter story as a story of Life.” He noted that we, as a culture, seem to focus on death – in social and political topics, on the streets, in war, et al. – too often. He said that many people look at – and stop at – the crucifiction of Christ, which is a story of death without continuing on to look at Sunday and the resurrection, which is a story of rebirth and life. It was a very good message… and he delivered it in an adroit, but very direct and effective, manner. I’m glad that I went.

I called the progenitors, the sibko and my uncle to wish them all a Happy Easter.  I batted the cycle with the sibs; I was amazed, I even got to speak with Carmen!

I’m not sure what I’m doing with the rest of my day. But, it’s a great day outside and, as Tom Petty said: “The future was wide open…”

So there you have it.

Have a wonderful1 day.
Be good to each other.
Namaste.

1 – Many moons ago, when I was working retail, I had a customer who said something that has stuck with me:

I approached him and asked how he was doing. He responded, “I’m wonderful! Do you know what that means?”I looked at him and said that I wasn’t sure how he meant it, but I took it to mean that he was doing well.

A twinkle in his eye, he smiled and said, “No. It means I’m full of wonder. Isn’t that awesome?”

I thought about it for a moment. And I had to agree… it was.