After the horrible beginning, here is an update on the trip so far. We’ve had a good conference. Now I am moving again. Meanwhile, back in Chicago before driving to La Crosse!
This wound up being sausage and peppers. I learned that double sausage is a thing here.
The next day we had to go to SUPERDAWG!
In La Crosse, the night before the conference, I had a great supper with friends of many years. It is such a pleasure to know people like these.
Up at Shrine, this is the progress of the building of the pilgrim’s residence. Last year it was a big hole.
St. Gianna… Miguel… Therese.
Oh MY!!!! Subsersive!
I have a reproduction of this in my residence to remind me of what we might face.
The conference was on the Seal of Confession.
Tour buses parked at the hotel seem to be… WHAT?
When I grew up these were all over the place. What a memory.
Within are votive candles. The great MSGR George Welzbacher referred to the internal candle situation as a “Zoroastrian Fire Tower”.
The kitchen at the Shrine is MASSIVELY IMPROVED! I told the new cook chef and staff several times. Sincerely. Breakfast biscuits and three different gravies, two types of eggs. Yesterday, French toast and blue berries.
Up in the conference space, these chocolate chip cookies were very similar to my mother’s, who made the best in the world. These are …. right there… but just a little sweeter than mom’s. They brought back memories. Yup… the food at the Shrine is much better.
Dear Cardinal Burke made a video for us. I am working on an old and weak laptop, so it will be posted when I can handle it. He was in good spirits, but I sense his patience is running a little thin. I’ve known the Cardinal since the late 80’s.
Card. Burke’s Mass at the Shrine.
The grounds are so beautiful. All taken care of by volunteers.
Lungh at the end of the conference. Bp. Paprocki joined us.
In Madison, I stopped at a super high quality bottle shop looking for Chartreuse because of dear friend likes it and I can’t get it where I live. They had some yellow and green. I was looking for green.
We had spring rolls with peanut sauce before, but this was supper at a TERRIFIC viet place on the West side of Madison.
Tomorrow, I meet with TMSM peeps in Madison. I then drive to Milwaukee to stay with a priest friend.
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