August 6, 2023
Dear Diary,
Finally! Fr. Tommy’s coming back. Next Tuesday, on the Assumption. After his month-long June “exercise” retreat (ugh, exercise) and then being holed up in Canby all July, waiting to get in to see the doctor, he is in the clear to come back. They wanted to do surgery. But Tommy declined. So he still has to take it easy on that foot and a lot of driving is not in the picture. I’m gonna have him start out slow, just coming in for the middle of the week, and I’ll keep Fr. Gilbert for Friday to Monday. I’ll have to walk Chester when Tommy’s on duty. I’ve decided to place G as assistant campus ministry chaplain, to help Fr. Dave “Strove Tuesday” Harris, for midweek. I am relieved we got Dave out of the parish. He preaches like a cross between a runaway train and a clown car. Why didn’t anyone pick on this in seminary? What the heck are they teaching these guys!?
I love the campus at Southern New Friedland. Nice old buildings. Good ol’ Snafu. Where great-uncle Pete went. At SNFU, I figure the Catholic students won’t be paying all that much attention to Fr. Dave, and he smiles as much as G, so the two of them will just charm everyone and keep ’em happy. Lots of events. Lots of loud music. Lots of hot-dogs. Lots of STUFF. More stuff to make people happy!
It’s better to get Fr G out of here for most of the week. I definitely don’t like all the time he’s been hanging out with Vice. I don’t know. Toby is pushing 40 and not married and just I don’t know. Better do some deflection or diversion there or something.
Today felt weird for Mass with the Transfiguration. Should’a been green, right? And during the week I looked at the readings for Sunday and we get, SURPRISE!, Transfig’d. I walked into the sacristy and said, “What’s with the white?” They told me. “So, we’re trans today!” They just stared at me. Used it in the homily too. They didn’t get it either.
Speaking of getting transfig’d I’m up ten pounds since G got here and his mom started dropping off all that food . I love her home-made lumpia rolls but I’m feeling lumpia for sure. HA! I crack myself up! Pretty soon gonna crack the scale though. Maybe walking Chester will help? When G has fewer days there’ll be a little less but it’ll still come in.
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Sounds like Bishop Fatty is getting a little Hip. Soon he will be dancing in the aisles. Everybody knows fat people can really dance. A whole lot of moving going on. His hip phrases need a little work.
Glad Tommy will be back. Hope he can bring the graces of his retreat to +Atticus.