This past Sunday I was able to celebrate the 11 am. Mass after receiving permission from my doctor to return to my duties at Mass on a limited schedule (for the next two or three weeks). I will celebrate the Saturday Vigil Mass and Sunday's 11 a.m. this coming weekend. I will also begin celebrating some of the weekday Masses at 8:30 a.m. I appreciate the help of all the priests from Holy Family Monastery over the last five weeks and count on them on a more limited schedule for the next few weeks. I (we) are blessed to have them!

My medical reports from Yale continue to show great improvement and the new kidney is working quiet well, as I am feeling stronger with each day. I look forward to returning to full time work very soon.

And as I have mentioned before, I am so grateful to everyone for their prayers and good wishes-the prayers are amazing and I believe they were heard and answered! I am very grateful that, Maggie, my donor, is also doing well as I spoke to her the other day and she planned on getting behind the wheel of the car and venturing out. What a great feeling that is!!! Her recovery was more difficult than mine, which is normal, as her healthy body took a shock - please continue to pray for her full recovery.