Don't hesitate by Mary Oliver

Made a field trip to Milledgeville, where Sacred Heart Church celebrates its 150th anniversary. Famed author Flannery O’Connor attended daily Mass here.

It felt like a good idea to run to the gym to work out. Running back home, not so much.

Let us #PrayTogether for victims of all wars, both present and past. May God help those who still suffer because of them. The first victims of these tragedies are always the poor, the weak, the elderly, and women and children.

Army medic Cpl. Waverly Woodson, Jr., a Black medic who treated many wounded soldiers during D-Day, has been posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. theatlantavoice.com/black-medic-d-…

How it started. How it’s going. #EvanIsFree

Delivered a box of kids books at a Little Free Library this morning. I am hoping the graphic novels that entertained my child will do the same for someone else.

Time to see what the $1.50 Costco hot dog is all about. Smothered with ketchup, relish and onions is my go-to.

I appreciated this insight from Catholic Women Preach as I get ready for Mass.

A midday trip to the gym resets the mood.

I started to clean my garage with the idea to be hard nosed and toss out boxes I haven’t touched in more than 6 months. And then I came to boxes with books. Cannot stomach doing that. I have a new pile to donate to Little Free Libraries in my neighborhood.

Thanks to JPresso coffee shop in #HapevilleGa for contributing so generously for the staff breakfast at St John the Evangelist School.

Fun to reminisce

We reopen Dr. Roger Bannister's memoir of an ordinary day--until he ran a sub-4 minute mile! 6:15 pm et 3:15 pm pt

The storm retention lake at Old Fourth Ward Park in Atlanta at 5pm Thursday ahead of Helene. The stone lines indicate water levels of a 500-year and 100-year flood. Fingers crossed it can handle all the rain still coming our way. WABE News

In my little corner of Metro Atlanta, city of East Point reports about 700 power outages. My saving grace is I ground coffee beans last night to make my cup of coffee this morning on the stove.

Great to have the TriCities HS marching band strutting its stuff through the neighborhood.

I always like when people stop to ask directions and I know the best route to send them.

A dozen #Catholic clergy in Atlanta died during the past year. Around the observance of the All Saints and All Souls holy days a Mass is said for them at Arlington Memorial Park.

On Dec 2 1980 Salvadoran soldiers, acting on official orders, abducted and murdered for North American churchwomen. The youngest—27–was lay missioner Jean Donovan. My reflection in Give Us This Day