It was fun to play my horn for the parish last Saturday at the Fall Festival. It’s been a part of most of my life, from my family. My dad played an alto sax in the ‘30’s at St. Mary’s High School, and that horn’s passed through the family—I used it for two songs at the Festival. I took lessons in 7th grade and high school, Prep South, and played in shows there and in college, where I used a tenor horn. After ordination, I didn’t have a horn till ’88 when I bought a tenor out

Thanks, as always, for your support for my retreat this past week. It was a very peaceful, even joyful time. The parish recap I wrote here recently was a great backdrop, to know that we’ve come so far to be in good shape and growing. I talked with a spiritual mentor, and received great input from recorded lectures by the Vatican astronomer, a Jesuit brother. He made good simple reflections about the wonders of God visible in the heavens, if we just look up and see the stars w