...in a snowstorm, with a broken arm (see earlier entry describing Christmas adventures)...The TV station where I'm meant to be working hasn't been able to operate fully, as snow and ice meant that people couldn't reach it. However, I've been staying in a comfortable house and these last few days have been rather extraordinary...peaceful and happy, with books and rest and daily Mass. Yesterday, supper with the Franciscan Friars of the Eternal Word - a team of young, dedicated, friars in traditional brown robes with a sense of joy about them...they were v. kind and it was a delight to be with them. It was fascinating to be welcomed into this traditional Franciscan house: we had a reading during supper (Pope Benedict XVI on St Bonaventure - as it happens, a subject that I have recently been studying, and of great interest to me) and we sat all around a big set of tables set in a horseshow formation, beginning and ending with prayer. Conversation ranged over many things, including the recent Papal visit to Britain: as their special work is the media they were well-informed, and eager and interested... A happy and convivial evening, with something gloriously medieval about it, as I was walked home carefully across treacherous icy paths by a young friar...
Today, the weather abated a little and work began on the series of TV programmes I am making. The broken arm is proving a nuisance but is not preventing me from working.
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Glad it's going well! Take care of yourself, and look forward to catching up when you get home. Much love, niece L xxx
My husband and I watched your episode of EWTN Live last night--great show! I appreciated your analysis of the Pope's visit and comments about the heritage Anglican converts will bring to the Catholic Church.
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