respondents and pictures forthcoming

As you can tell by the title, I will be making this entry about my respondents and some pictures from my New England Vacation and a shrine/church pilgrimage from a week ago yesterday, Friday.  I guess you could say that I am a little undecided as to what pictures to post here.  In time I'll decide.

Here are the replies:

*Father Ty Tomson, a newly ordained priest for the Diocese of Columbus, OH and assigned to St. Andrew Parish in Columbus.

*Sr. Rosalind Gefre, SSJ, message therapist for the Saint Paul Saints minor league baseball team.  She entered in 1948 and began offering massages at her Fargo, ND assignment in 1973.  Enclosed were two baseball cards.  I was also given her phone number and she asked me to call her.

*Archbishop Gerald C. Lacroix, Archbishop of Quebec, Canada.

*Fr. Hernan Cuevas, a newly ordained priest for the Archdiocese of Chicago, IL, and assigned to St. Athanasius Parish in Evanston, IL.  Father included his phone number and e-mail address. He prays that I am always open to God's will.

*Fr. Scott Seethaler, OFM Cap., Director of Paul VI Pastoral Center in Wheeling, WV.  He included two pieces of advice (personal) and an article on how prayer changes a person's outlook.

*Fr. John Sledziona, CM, Secretary for Ministry Formation of the Diocese of Manchester, NH. 

*Msgr. Robert Brown, Chancellor of the Diocese of Norwich, CT.  He prays for the Holy Spirit to continue to guide me.

*Fr. Jeffrey M. L'Arche, M.S., Director of the La Salette Shrine in Altamont, NY. 

*Fr. James I. Donlin, Judicial Vicar of the Diocese of Albany, NY.  He prays that God will continue to fill me with the Spirit.

*Fr. Brian Warchola, a newly ordained priest for the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown, PA. 

*Paula M. Willenbrink, a consecrated virgin from Saint Louis, MO.  She was consecrated in June and has had the vocation since 1975.  She enclosed two articles on her consecration.

*Fr. Michael Farano, Vicar General of the Diocese of Albany, NY. 

*Benedictine Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Westfield, VT.  The sisters encourage me to read the works of Father Thomas Dubay, SM.

*Christy Cooter of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts in Winston-Salem, NC.

*Bishop Joseph J. Tyson, Bishop of Yakima, WA.  He encourages me to remain involved with the wider Church.

*Fr. J. Thomas Dillon, III, a newly ordained priest for the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, FL. 

*Bishop Robert Francis Vasa, Bishop of Santa Rosa in California.  Bishop Vasa and I have been in communication for a few years now--he is wonderful and a bishop who is not afraid to stand up for orthodoxy.

*Anthony J. Mingarino, Chancellor and Chief Administrative Officer of the Diocese of Trenton, NJ.  He asks me to pray for the 25% of Catholics who are attending Mass and for the 75% that do not.

*Father James Mazzone, Director of Vocations for the Diocese of Worcester, MA. 

*Father Fred Martin, a newly ordained priest for the Diocese of Kalamazoo, MI and assigned to the Cathedral of St. Augustine in Kalamazoo, MI.  He asks me to to continue to be a powerful witness for Christ.

*Father David Nerbun, a newly ordained priest for the Diocese of Charleston, SC.

*Father Johnathan Perrotta, a newly ordained priest for the Diocese of Lansing, MI and assigned to Holy Family in Grand Blanc, MI.

*Father Bradley Pierce, MSA, faculty of Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Cromwell, CT.

*Mark Simendinger, from Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, KY.

*Fr. Damien Nalepa, Pastor of St. Gregory the Great Parish in Baltimore, MD.

*Fr. Zachary Peterson, a newly ordained priest for the Diocese of New Ulm, MN and assigned to St. Anastasia Parish in Hutchinson, MN.  He played amateur baseball as a transitional deacon.

*Fr. Sam Sacus, Pastor of St. Francis de Sales in Beckley, WV. 

*Fr. Alejandro Diaz, a newly ordained priest for the Archdiocese of Washington, DC and assigned to St. Martin of Tours in Gaithersburg, MD. 

*Father Kevin Kimtis, a newly ordained priest for the Diocese of Trenton, NJ and assigned to St. Ann Parish in Lawrenceville, NJ.  He's a 4th degree Knight of Columbus and a Past Grand Knight. 

*Father Michael Perucho, a newly ordained priest for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, CA and assigned to Holy Family Parish in Glendale, CA.  He remarks how he is a San Francisco Giants fan.

*Father Joseph Gleason, professor at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood, PA.

*Father Fernando Lopez, a newly ordained priest for the Diocese of Trenton, NJ and assigned to St. Aloysius Parish in Jackson, NJ. 

*Father Timothy Renz, a newly ordained priest for the Diocese of Madison, WI and assigned to St. Joseph Parish in Baraboo, WI.  His vocation to the priesthood began in 2nd grade,

*Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine in Richfield, OH.

*Bishop Mitchell Rozanski, Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, MD.  He said the greatest gift we can give one another is prayer.

Tis all for now, folks.  God bless!