"We are travellers…not yet in our native land" – St. Augustine
Last week I wrote a post Top 11 reasons why all men should learn to dance, which was also picked up by ChurchPop. As I was driving into work this morning, it struck me…if you’re a guy who doesn’t know how to dance, Sheldon Cooper has mastered a mode of social interaction which you have not! This must have been how he won the heart of that fair maiden, Amy Farrah Fowler….
My post about dancing got picked up by ChurchPop! It’s been tidied up a bit and been upgraded with some snazzy animated gifs. Go read it again 🙂
As those of you who live in San Diego will doubtless know by now, a few days ago, Bishop Flores passed away. A few months ago he suffered a stroke and we heard recently that his condition had seriously deteriorated.
I was a member of the Diocesan Pastoral Council around the time Bishop Flores took over the care of San Diego Diocese from Bishop Brom. Through these Council meetings, as well as through various diocesan events, I got to know this shepherd of Christ reasonably well. He was kind and had a great sense of joy, as well as certainly having some fire in his bones! He was extremely supportive of the Young Adult Catholic Community here in San Diego.
At 7:30pm the Young Adult Community in San Diego will be praying a rosary for Bishop Flores. Please join us in prayer, even if you can’t make it to the church.
My favourite memory of the Bishop was at the Rite of Election this year. My roommate Nathan was entering the Church and I was (for my sins) his sponsor. As we stood with the other candidates and catechumens having a group photograph, Nathan whispered to me “I want to high five the bishop”. As Nathan is always a bad influence on me, I whispered back “Do it!”. Nathan quickly made his way down to the bishop. Oh, it was the highest of fives… 🙂
Now that Bishop Flores has gone to be with the Lord, I can’t help but think of the words of St. Ignatius of Antioch to the young Bishop Polycarp at the beginning of the Second Century:
The times call for you, as pilots do for the winds, and as one tossed with tempest seeks
for the haven, so that both you and those under your care may attain to God. Be sober
as God’s athlete: the prize set before you is immortality and eternal life
– St. Ignatius of Antioch to St. Polycarp
You have run your race, Bishop Flores. May you rest in peace.
Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads out there who dress up like Batman 🙂
Life has been a little busy recently with lots of travelling so I’m rather behind with writing more substantial posts, sorry. I think that should change by the end of the month and I can start knocking out all the posts which are currently 90% complete.
Oh, and if you’re in Seattle this week, then please come to my Theology On Tap talk tomorrow on “Reading The Bible For All Its Worth”. I’m very excited 🙂
Are you in Seattle next Friday? If so, come watch me drink beer and natter about the Bible 🙂
There are three upcoming talks this summer at Santa Sophia: “How to be Persuasively Pro-life”, “What were the Crusades?” and “Mary, The Mother Of God – What’s All The Fuss About?” I love Catholic Answers, but their social media presence is pretty terrible. So, in the absence of seeing it anywhere else online, here’s a link to the upcoming events this summer in San Diego:
