Holy Cross

What better way to begin the day than by offering Morning Prayer while on a treadmill?! (thank-you, technology) I didn’t pray the entire time I was on it, but it did consume about the first 20 minutes.
At my desk and attacking my to-do list just a little later than the normal time, given my successful attempt at synergy.
Attended via email to an emerging administrative/pastoral concern.
Worked on my homily for the synod Mass, taking it from “developed outline” to “rough draft.”
Hand-wrote notes of greeting to the clergy and spouses with birthdays and anniversaries in October.
Spoke by phone with one of our priests on an urgent personal pastoral matter.
Attended Mass for Holy Cross day in the cathedral chapel.
Lunch from HyVee, eaten at home (pulled pork).
Spoke by phone, substantively but relatively briefly, with the Acting Dean of Nashotah House.
Handled a handful of emails as they came (if I can do so in under two minutes, that’s my policy).
Drafted the text of the next-up short catechetical video in the Seven Habits of Well-Formed Christian Disciples series.
Since I serve on the board for Forward Movement, but don’t regularly read their flagship publication, the daily devotional Forward Day by Day, I make it a point to look at a core sample from each quarterly booklet, just to check for quality. The third quarter 2017 authors all seem to be pretty good.
Evening Prayer in the cathedral.