Ora et Labora 28 June 2022 Dear and gentle reader: It's been a few weeks since I last posted, due to my transfer to a new assignment in my diocese.  I was called to leave the care of two small, rural parishes, to assume the care of two larger rural parishes near an urban area in my diocese.  If you've ever moved, you know how stressful a move can be.  There's the whole process of a move - packing, loading the truck, the travel, unloading, unpacking and adapting to a new environment.  I've weathered it, am adapting, and slowly settling into my new digs.  So far, I am quite pleased with my new parishes and with the kind response of the parishioners.  I'm not so happy that the previous pastor let some things go, and left me unprepared in facing them. In addition to the transition, there was also the news of several big events:  the preparations for the "Eucharistic Renewal" here in the USA, the preparations in my diocese for eventual re-configuratio...