This past week was another interesting one of travel, this time through the Peach State.

I began in Blakley, a small town near the Alabama border in Southwest Georgia. I was there to meet with two sisters, who were serving alongside the Glenmary Missioners. As readers of the book will recognize, I encountered the Glenmarians while on the road, which has developed into a nice relationship. I will be writing about the two Franciscan Sisters of Saint Anne for the Glenmary Challenge magazine, my first writing assignment since wrappin up the trip. Sisters Ancilla and Sister Imelda were an inspiration, and not just to me. A young lady from the mission was also there, wearing a veil she’s taken to since shortly after the sisters’ arrival. I sense a nice vocation story in the works.

The following day, before my regular job took me away, I attended a daily Mass at St. Mary Magadelene, where I had a lovely conversation with a parishioner. Then I capped it off by visiting my first Trappist monastery, the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, Ga.