Della's Return

This afternoon at 3 PM, Fr. Ken Oldenski of St. Richard's Roman Catholic Church in Gibsonia received Della into the Catholic Church. Della had been considering this for several years - a year ago, she became a Camaldolese Benedictine Oblate in a service at St. Vincent's Arch-abbey in Latrobe, PA. Earlier this month, she resigned from the Anglican Order of the Daughters of the King. She will continue to attend St. Thomas with me on Sundays; she will attend Mass at St. Richard's Saturday evenings while I am doing the Saturday evening service at St. Thomas. She has a great admiration for Fr. Ken - in addition to being a wonderful person and a remarkable priest, he is the only person (apart from me) who kissed her hand. John and Busha met him several years ago when I preached the Thanksgiving Day sermon at St. Richard, and they seemed to be impressed. How this will affect a number of decisions over the next few months remains to be seen. Della intends to write a piece for the parish newsletter informing them of her decision; she will also write Archbishop Duncan (another person she respects and admires greatly).

It has been a gloriously sunny day here in the Pittsburgh area. The nights are cooler and the days are warm.