Thanks; I'm doing well, but busy -- which is better than the alternative, isn't it? I have a job and a house that didn't flood. My parents and one sister did flood, so I'm doing what I can for them. Our parish is doing fine, and people are starting to come back. I don't know what to expect about revenue, but hope St. Patrick's won't have to lay anyone off.
New Orleans is going to be a smaller city for sure. Everything else is guesswork for the time being.
I am spending my free time thinking about gratitude for all the favors I've received, and the fact that gratitude is another word for eucharist. Rich people don't have much time for gratitude, but the poor sure do. Maybe that's why Jesus predicted that the rich will have such a hard time of it; they never think to ask for help because their true need isn't always before them. I think we've been stripped bare here as a blessing, to give this Catholic city a chance to discover holiness. This is a year of the eucharist for sure.
This thread was revived by accident; the List is not current, and as you can imagine I have no time to bring it up to date now.
Avoid the cops.