T minus 1 week and counting…
We are in overdrive as we get ready for the birth of Christ. Yet the church continues in Advent. Parishioners here are getting upset with...
Joyful Gaudate Sunday!
Had a busy and wonderful week. Just got home from our "Carols by Candlelight" (which aren't really by candlelight at all!). It's...
Surf, Santa, Satin and a Sunset…
Surf: I headed out with our Year 5 and Year 6 kids from Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School on Monday to Dee Why Beach, just north of...
An "American Thanksgiving"
The friars all pitched in for an American Thanksgiving at Mount St. Francis Friary in Kellyville, NSW, Australia. In the spirit of St....
New Port Beach
I tried to take public transit to New Port Beach. I love riding the buses and trains. It's sort of like being on an adventure every time....
Return to Royal National Park
This week I decided to return to Royal National Park (remember Figure Eight Pool?). The park is really, really big and so it's hard to...
Bike Fever
I am feeling GREAT! The current weather pattern is my idea of Heaven: warm sunshine and cool breezes, all around 75 degree Fahrenheit!...
60 Years of Wedded Bliss
Sadly, the weather has been changing this past week. We get one day cool and dry and then the next warm and humid. Saturday and Sunday...
I Saw Sculptures by the Sea
The 20th anniversary of "Sculptures by the Sea" exhibit began running on my younger brother's birthday. (October 20; I won't reveal your...
The Great 2016 Our Lady of the Rosary Parish Fete
To borrow from Gloria Gaynor, I have survived my first Parish Fete in Australia! And what an experience! My body is still sore from all...
