"We are travellers…not yet in our native land" – St. Augustine
In case you don’t know, this Sunday evening (10th February) in San Diego there is going to be “Mega Adoration” at the Immaculata:
Several hundred Young Adults will be praying a Holy Hour from 5pm-6pm. There will be a social afterwards. For more details, please see the Facebook event.
Last year I didn’t complete my Reading List and so to encourage me to finish it this year I’m going to post an update on the 1st of every month with my progress.
San Diegans! I’m really pleased to announce that after the Year of Faith Conference on February 15th & 16th, there’s going to be another special event straight after…
Resolution update time!
Resolution #1. Go dancing at least once a week.
I’ve done reasonably well on this one, doing a load of swing and a little bit of salsa.
Resolution #2. Check bank statements once a week.
Utterly failed. Only checked it once. C’mon man!
Resolution #3. Complete Reading List
So far I’ve finished The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, Mere Christianity, Problem of Pain,
The Desert Fathers: Sayings of the Early Christian Monks. I’m about a 50% through After Jesus, 30% through Every Man’s Journey and 10% through both Confessions and Hold Me Tight.
Resolution #4. Give up Facebook for Lent
It’s not Lent yet 🙂
Resolution #5. Guard free time more jealously
I’ve done pretty well at this and I’ve also managed to do a Holy Hour each week (even if I did get kicked out of the Adoration chapel a few days ago!). I had an hour-long massage this week. Things have been a little stressful and I’ve been really glad about the extra “margin” in my life 🙂
Resolution #6. Invest more time in friendships
Had several hang outs with friends who I haven’t seen in a while.
Resolution #7. Blacklist TV Shows
Blacklisted shows have remained blacklisted. I’m still spending more time in front of the TV than I would like though.
Resolution #8. Run a half marathon and do a 15 minute plank
I’m currently up to a 10 minute plank. I also signed up for the Warrior Dash in April.
Resolution #9. Cook a proper meal once a week
I’ve only done some proper cooking for two out of the four weeks. I need to be a bit more disciplined about this.
Resolution #10. Write the book
I haven’t done any more work on it yet, but I’m trying to clear out the “Drafts” folder of my blog first.
What are you doing to mark the Year of Faith? Well, if you live in San Diego, why not come to the “Year of Faith” Conference in February?
It is going to be held at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, beginning Friday evening on February 15th and continuing on all day on Saturday, February 16th. There will be Mass, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and optional Rosary Walk or Praise and Worship session.
In addition, there will be four inspiring talks offered by the clergy of the parish, together with Fr. Jacob Bertrand, our guest speaker from St. Rose of Lima.
“Know Your Faith” | “Live Your Faith” | “Share Your Faith” | “Explain Your Faith”
You may attend the conference at no charge, but it is requested that you register with the parish office (619.291.1660) so we have some idea of numbers.
More details to follow…
You may remember a while back, at the beginning of last year, that I did a post to advertise the recording of Matt Fradd’s new DVD “Be a man”…
Well, it’s filming time again! Our favourite Australian will be delivering a talk over in Santee at the end of February entitled “How to Win an Argument Without Losing a Soul”. The tickets are free, but you need to register. This morning there were only 46 seats left, so you’d better do it soooooon…..
It’s no time for modesty…the beef stew I made last weekend was the most delicious stew ever!
Here’s the recipe:
1. Cut 3lbs of beef chuck into 1-inch cubs
2. Mix together 3 tablespoons of flour with some salt and pepper. Cover the beef in the mixture and sear beef in a skillet.
3. Peel and slice 3 large carrots (or more)
4. Slice 1 large onion
5. Cut 6 strips of bacon into 1 or 2 inch pieces (I wouldn’t bother with bacon in future)
6. Mince 2 cloves of garlic
7. Stem three sprigs of fresh thyme
8. Slice 1lb of fresh mushrooms
9. Cut 2 large potatoes into 1-inch pieces
10. Add all the vegetables and meat to the slow cooker.
11. Add a 10 oz can of beef broth
12. Add a cup of red wine
13. Add a tablespoon of tomato paste
14. Add a bay leaf.
15. Cook on LOW for 8-10 hours or HIGH for 6 hours.