For the third week in a row, we welcomed guests in the house for supper tonight. This time, the group included confreres who had also been present at our business meeting this afternoon.
When I moved into this establishment more than three years ago, I wanted these walls to become known (once again) as a place of welcome for all priests, and I'm happy to see that finally after a number of years, and with consistent deliberateness about welcoming visitors and strangers alike, some of my confreres are finally beginning to believe that what they see and feel about being welcomed here is not just a passing fancy. In fact it is reinforced by good food that is offered, time for relaxing in one another's company and beginning to trust one another enough to share bits and pieces of our lives.
Considering that last night was another moment for priestly fraternity to be shared and enjoyed, this week is turning out to be filled with moments of blessings, even in the midst of an otherwise wild and crazy pace of demands that are all too often placed upon our shoulders.
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