Columbus: Up Close

This morning I went to the workout room of my hotel and saw Ted Gulick, Bishop of Kentucky who was lifting some weights. He was in a great mood and telling everybody how proud he was of the church. I walked from the hotel with the bishop of Idaho and his wife and we chatted about people we knew in common. At worship, my table includes +Ted, aforementioned bishop, lay people from Chicago, North Dakota, and priests from Washington State, Virginia, and Atlanta. Than I bought a diet Pepsi from Rose who works here at the Convention Center. There is a spirit of friendship that has led me to believe that this is more like a giant family reunion than a convention, in any sense.

Thanks be to God!