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April 5, 2012 02:13:07
Posted By Fr. Tom
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I know that I have not used this blog effectively, but I do hope to use it as a way of sharing my sabbatical experiences. To that end I submit this first entry detailing some of my plans for the next four months. On Easter Sunday, after our parishes last Mass, I begin my sabbatical. My early plans involve visiting with family and friends. It is always good to visit Indy. Although it is harder to call it home since the death of my parents several years ago. Nonetheless, I will gather with my family for Easter and then spend some time travelling with three of my brothers. For those who don't know, I come from a family with ten children. I now have 21 nieces and nephews and 19 great-nieces and nephews. It is quite a clan when we gather together. I will spend some time with them before beginning my first "bucket list" item: visiting Presidential Libraries. The first one I will visit is Harry Truman's on April 19, followed by Lincoln's on the 21st or 22nd...That's as far as I've planned right now, but I know I will hit several others over the following three weeks. A 6-week trip to Haiti will follow beginning in mid-May. After that, a family weekend in Brown County, and I will close out with three weeks in the Northwest. I am truly blessed to have this opportunity. I thank Lilly Foundation for their generous grant and all of you for allowing me this opportunity to work on my bucket list! Updates will happen throughout the sabbatical. Stay tuned!
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