What a weekend!!! A personal mini-retreat…a few talks…a national recognition…time with good friends…the chance for my wife to get a glimpse of what I do especially among so many of my friends from the road—-all reasons to give thanks to God at the Eucharistic table.

The conference ended with closing mass and saying goodbye to friends…but my personal highlight was an afternoon of laughter and disbelief while playing the most gorgeous round of putt putt at Angel Hills Golf Course outside of Las Vegas in (what felt like) close to freezing temps.

I finished tied 3rd out of 18 or so folks (tied with my colleague and playing companion, Msgr. Mike Cherup of Ft. Walton Beach FL). Scott Miller (the third member of the Tiger Woods trio) won the whole thing!