Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, It has been an interesting week to say the least. During the week I visited the Motherhouse of the Medical Missionaries of Mary in Drogheda, Co. Louth. I was there for the funeral of a Medical Missionary, whom I have known for close to fifty years, Sister Bernadette Gilsenan. She had iced a cake for my ordination at my parent’s request because my father was afraid he would not get it right. She had served in the Turkana desert in Kenya. She had raised money and awareness of the Medical Missionaries in America. She had great faith and was one of the most hospital people I ever met. A great missionary. May she rest in peace. I returned home from that funeral on the train, which runs along the east coast a lovely trip after a sad event. The following day I had lunch with my sister and my niece. My niece lives in England and this was the one opportunity I would have to visit with her. Afterwards I went out to Howth, a fishing tourist village on a hilly peninsula (Howth Head) on the north Dublin coast and walked around and looked at the harbor and the boats. Most evenings I continued to visit my brother who is still in hospital and had more surgery during the week and took walks with my other brother. Tonight Sunday 14, I begin a get together workshop with two other classmates ordained around the same time. We are gathered at the Motherhouse of St Patrick’s Missionary Society at Kiltegan, Co. Wicklow about 50 miles south of Dublin in the Wicklow Mountains. More about that next week. Let the journey continue as we pray for one another, Fr Karl