Thursday (St Lucy)

Morning Prayer before dawn in our domestic oratory.
Fixed tea and “paleo” pancakes while conversing with Brenda.
Took my daily walk on the early side today, leaving at 0815 and returning at 0930.
Got cleaned up, began to pack, replied to an email, organized some things I needed to bring with me to Springfield, finished packing, and left the apartment a little past 1100.
Headed south, with a fast-food lunch stop past the Des Plaines River, and pulled into the diocesan center at 2:50, ten minutes ahead of a 3:00 appointment.
Met with diocesan treasurer Rod Matthews for about an hour.
Processed accumulated hard-copy items on my desk
Got started on a *very* thick stack of emails, all of which required a fairly prompt response.
Evening Prayer in the cathedral.
Dinner at Freddy’s Steakburgers on West Wabash, then back to the office for more email processing.