Stuff to please. I was intrigued to see this pleasing basket of fresh fruit
neatly packed and placed at the door of a Montfort brother here at the
University. Will surely please him when he sees it. It’s not often someone
comes with hampers like these and leaves them at your door. Reminds me of
Swing Low., Swing High. Well I saw this dangling rope attached sturdily to a
branch overhead with a nice handle to the end of it. But this is not for the
faint hearted. Lift your legs and it takes you towards midstream. I decided to
stay well grounded. As I was about it a bunch of young US men
Birds of a feather? They cannot leave each other’s company. I spent the night
at Tri Gon Residence on Sribhum Road in Chiang Mai. I grabbed a noodle soup
with tofu this morning and saw this group enjoying each other’s company. Waffle
is the star. He’s from the French Pyrenees and is happy to en
At prayer. I visited the Jesuit Retreat House called Seven Fountains the day
before yesterday. I was pleased to be at evening mass with Fr Paul Pollock, 78,
SJ, as celebrant. He’s from California and has made Thailand his home for
spiritual ministries for over 50 years. I had spent a year with
In Chiang Mai. We flew into this scenic cultural city to the north of Thailand
by an early morning Thai Smile flight from Bangkok. The idea was to meet Ms.
Jennifer Harhigh who is United States Consul General here. She was the
perfect host to the 28 Loyola University students and Prof Glen a
The Wai. Thais wai each other. They greet one another by bringing the palms
together close to the chest. Depending on who you are in society, the head is
dipped a little or more while you say “ Sawadee krap” (male speaker) or
“sawadee kha”(female) with a lowering of the tone in each case. It’s
Getting straight to the fish. Sr Grace of the Good Shepherd Congregation
believes in living up to her group name. So every morning she comes with a
packet of some rice and bread and looks out for her sheep. Well fish in this
case. I caught a glance of the turtles rushing towards her. She has h
Just Desserts. Yes you read that right. A place just for desserts and with a
massive board to proclaim it. There’s always room for desserts. That was a nice
cozy place at the upscale The Mall I visited today with another Indian priest.
Things were frightfully dear everywhere but Fr George took m
A tribute to a father. I loved this book I read many years ago. It got me
fascinated with the writings of VS Naipaul. He was of Indian origin his
forefathers having gone as indentured laborers to work in Trinidad. Naipaul was
a great writer who could be so evocative in all he wrote. Things came
The Holy Cross. Santa Cruz. This Cross you see is carried before every Sunday
mass in joyful celebration at the University chapel. So many churches and
locations and institutions are named after the Cross. A symbol of our
salvation. Once derided as a picture of punishment and banishment, it is
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