Dear family and friends,
The other day I started complaining. It was bitter cold and
still dark out and I was on my way to an early morning prayer breakfast before
a full day of traveling. “Man, I’ll be cooped up all day!” I thought. “Wish I
could get out and exercise!”
“Wait just a minute,” said a little voice, “what do you
have to complain about?”
Truth to tell, the last four days had been something out of
a story book. Thursday I had gone skiing all morning with the kids from school.
Wednesday I had gotten to play basketball at one of the boys’ clubs I help
with. Tuesday I had gone for a walk at the park, only to find the lake frozen
smooth as glass, and skated around for the next hour and a half. Monday was the
last day of a boys’ ski retreat, and we had spent the whole day skiing.
Add to that the beauty of being a priest in the midst of it
all and helping everyone I meet, and no, I really have nothing to complain
about.
I sure love being a priest. And it doesn’t hurt if you get
some winter sports thrown in the mix!
May God bless you,
Father Kevin
PS: I will be celebrating a special first mass tonight,
Wednesday the 7th, in the Christ the King chapel at Royalmont
Academy, 200 Northcrest Dr, Mason, Ohio. There will
be a dessert reception afterwards, and all are invited and welcome.
My first mass at my home parish
of Saint Mary Magdalen in Saint Louis, Missouri, will be the 11:30am mass
Sunday March 30th . It will be followed by a reception with
lunch. All are invited and welcome, please let me know if you’re coming!
