The first-floor dining room used to be the seminary library but now it has become a large room for meetings and is a dining room for our group.
Kathy and Flavio from Brazil led a meditative morning prayer in the Asia Room.
Then there was a recognition of the anniversaries of earlier lay mission classes, and those present received a memento.
Our former director and one of the founders of the present Maryknoll Lay Missioners, Sam Stanton, is dying, and we had an unscheduled mass before lunch to pray for him and his family.
Bishop John Stowe, OFM, of Lexington, Kentucky, is the main speaker tomorrow and one of my heroes for his strong stands on issues like working for peace and respecting the LGBT community.In the evening Marie Dennis spoke on hope in the modern world. Marie is one of the pillars of the American Catholic church for her advocacy on issues of justice and peace. She is currently a director of Pax Christi International.Many members of the larger Maryknoll community came to Marie’s talk along with all of us there for the anniversary.
