It’s official now that I’m staying at Butler. My new title
is “Director of Campus Ministry,” and I’m actually getting kind of excited. I’ve
started to re-decorate the office. Last week, S. Hannah and a couple students
helped me build a couple bookshelves (okay, to be honest, Hannah basically
built the whole thing the second time). I’m slowly working my way into being
comfortable with staying in Indy, although I have occasional bouts of sadness
about not being in Missouri or Texas, which are really the only states worth being
in by my estimation!
I am fortunate in that the Woods (St. Mary of the Woods) is
close to Indy and that with that comes many friends and wonderful sisters who
have been my rock and strength during the last year. And, in spite of popular
belief, I do actually have a few friends who live here in Indy, mostly through
the Sisters or Echo Alums, plus a few friends I’ve met through Butler. I am now
also working at the Humane Society, which has given me an opportunity to finally
meet people (and, more importantly, fluffy, cuddly dogs!) who aren’t Catholic
or who don’t expect me to be a minister 24//7. It’s kind of nice to spend 2
hours a week just being a dog walker.
At any rate, it’s late here and I want to go to sleep, but I
thought I needed to write an update after being away for three months. So much good
has happened in that time and I can’t believe I haven’t shared it with you. But
there was so much sadness, too, and it has taken me a long time to rise up from
it.
I have to ask a special request of those of you who pray.
Please, please pray for a special intention for me. It’s very important and
while I know to trust God, I haven’t been this anxious about something in a
long time—especially not something that I have no control over, like this. I’ll
post more soon. Just pray!
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