On Retreat

This blog will go quiet now, at least until Friday 11/13, perhaps as long as a week. With two friends from the parish, I am going on retreat at a monastery nearby. I may have some things to say about the experience when I get back. Meanwhile, if you are relatively new to YIM Catholic or just want to click around for a few entertaining minutes, here are some early posts that you might find worthwhile and/or enjoyable:

• Two more friends from the parish who convince me that Catholicism is good for you
• Why I generally steer away from discussing politics, especially here (others do it far better anyway)
• The greatest influence in my religious life, my father
• The Episcopal minister who served as a role model when I was young
• Other influences that kept me moving toward the Church, even when it was the farthest thing from my mind  
• The movie that was my favorite before I became a Catholic and still is
• The book that, in the end, tipped the balance
• How the people I see in front of me every day at Mass inspire me more than almost anything
• The poem, written by a non-Catholic, that somehow captures what the Church means to me
• The most convincing reason to be Catholic: happiness
• And just for fun, a U2 concert in Raleigh NC

Or you could just go to this post and follow all the links. It pretty much says it all.