From August 13, 2020 Tuesday was a wonderful day. Until it wasn’t. I was so happy to be returning to Santa Chiara on the feast day of St. Clare of Assisi. The usual over-the-top enthusiastic welcome from the kids was a source of true joy. As I walked slowly across the yard to the stairs to the second floor, a…
From August 12, 2020 The plane pushed back from the gate ten minutes before the scheduled departure time. I was glad I had the Covid test result, as I sailed through the checkpoint while many people were detained.
From August 11, 2020 I had not intended to write a Journal for today because of my early departure time for the airport. But yesterday, I suddenly realized that today was the feast of St. Clare of Assisi. On this day when the Church honors the memory of Saint Clare, I’ll be returning to the humble home in Haitinamed in…