What Does The Prayer Really Say?
W D T P R S

Sometimes my dislike for the NY Yankees gets the better of me.

A serious step forward for my summer work of reading, research and writing is now accomplished.

When you leave a place like Rome, with all its libraries and resources and, yes, distractions to retreat Horace-like to the quiet of the countryside away from the noise and fumes, it is necessary to gather the proper instruments for your work. 

The chapel is clean and looking good.  I have a couple thousand books at hand including good reference works, some unparalleled databases for the Fathers and for St. Augustine in particular.  I have mastered the use of the internet catalogues and interlibrary loans through the good but small library nearby.  Nice people.  My bandwidth here is a zillion times faster than what I suffered with in Roma.  Skype keeps me in video and audio contact with all points of the globe and I get upward of 300 e-mail a day. 

However, there are somethings without which a man simply cannot work.

Yes, friends, my deck furniture has been extracted from the storage barn and my grill is back in place.

I can now begin my work in earnest.

A jar of sun tea is in development as I write (I added mint this time).  And, let’s see… there is Braves @ Twins game tonight.

You all know that I am at the Sabine Farm.   But where are you?

Here is a snapshot of different some of you visitors are located:

Sydney, New South Wales
Roseville, California
Bronx, New York
So Paulo, Sao Paulo
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Columbus, Ohio
Shreveport, Louisiana
Graz, Steiermark
Brooklyn, New York
Johnston, Iowa
Rome, Lazio
Wan Chai
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Winston Salem, North Ca…
Vienna, Wien
Amagasaki, Hyogo
Dallas, Texas
Seattle, Washington
Torino, Piemonte
Willingboro, New Jersey
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Atlanta, Georgia
Moorabbin, Victoria
Williamston, South Caro…
San Jose, California
Fresno, California
Fort Collins, Colorado
Bridgeport, Pennsylvania
Warszawa
Turku, Western Finland
Los Angeles, California
Lewis Center, Ohio
Richmond, Virginia
Homebush, New South Wales
Roslindale, Massachusetts
Alpharetta, Georgia
Yarker, Ontario
Greenville, South Carol…
Spokane, Washington
Beijing
Orlando, Florida
Birmingham, Alabama
Arlington, Virginia
Colon, Michigan
Clifton, New Jersey
San Leandro, California
Elmont, New York
York
Atlanta, Georgia
Englewood, Colorado
Bronx, New York
Houston, Texas
San Diego, California
Seattle, Washington
Dallas, Texas
Windsor Mill, Maryland
Managua
Louisville, Kentucky
Los Angeles, California
Knoxville, Tennessee
Simpsonville, South Car…
Secaucus, New Jersey
London, Lambeth
Brighton, Massachusetts
Secaucus, New Jersey
London, Lambeth
Westerville, Ohio
Stuvsta, Stockholms Lan
Breesport, New York
Toledo, Ohio
Sacramento, California
Garland, Texas
Chicago, Illinois
Unknown
Phoenix, Arizona
Newton Center, Massachu…
Portland, Maine
Kingfisher, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Weymouth, Massachusetts
Indianapolis, Indiana
Nagano
Los Angeles, California
New Haven, Connecticut
Raleigh, North Carolina
Norfolk, Virginia
College Station, Texas
Berkeley, Illinois
Ottawa, Ontario