SHARING THE GOOD LIFE WITH GOOD FRIENDS!
My birthday lunch yesterday at La Vittoria (a years-old tradition) with (clockwise top right) Fathers Michael Maher, SJ (Milwaukee), Ryan Brady (Chicago) and Stefano Cascio (Rome). Breaking bread and sharing stories with them was a gift in itself. I know well the vocation stories of Ryan and Stefano, and both the stories and the men are wonderful and inspiring!
Walking home after lunch I stopped in at Homebaked where the celebration continued with Carolina and the staff as they offered me a gift, a baked-by-Jesse blueberry muffin, hugs and a heartfelt rendition of Happy Birthday!
Dinner at Taverna Agape in the ancient and beautiful Pza. San Simeone with Newt and Callista Gingrich who are in Italy for a visit. We enjoyed a superb dinner and there is always scintillating conversation with these terrific friends! Now my summer reading starts with Newt's "Defeating Big Government Socialism - Saving America's Future."
So now you know why, when people say to me "God bless you!" I reply "He really has!"
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