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The Bishop's Notebook Archive

New Year's Message

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The Bishop's Notebook, Guam, Saipan, Western Pacific, 31 December 2003
“My trips to Micronesia always have this odd contrast. On the one hand the Church's mission and life are so alive and vibrant. The end of the monsoon season with its steamy atmosphere fills each breath with nature's pregnant possibilities. Last night we sat in Fr. Tony's house while we all laughed, sang, and told stories. Time escaped us.... ”
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The Bishop's Notebook, 31 December 2002
“As we face 2003 together, I recall a New Year’s Eve gathering when we were asked to list things we wanted out of our lives. They would be discarded. You could bring old letters, papers, outdated financial records, as well a solitary list to the evening....”

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