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I ran into a good friend at Church this morning. He graduated Georgetown with a bachelor's degree in philosophy in the 1950s, so long ago that even the Georgetown Jebbies were STILL Catholic. (That was the pre-Billy Jeff Blythe Clinton era as well as pre-Sandra Fluke era). My now retired friend had a distinguished career as a rather well known publisher of many first rate and verrrrry Catholic books over many decades. He kept many classics alive.

I asked him if he was planning on going to Georgetown to bathe in the wisdom (such as it is) to be offered to the Georgetown community by the sorry likes of Kathleen Gilligan Sebelius. He was Shocked! Shocked!!! to learn of her invitation to speak at graduation.

I have been pondering your FReepmail of a couple of weeks ago about your visit to old Notre Shame. I feel the same about my Jesuit prep school and simply shall never visit again. Move to Rockford, IL. Join St. Mary's Oratory there, capably and reverently and admirably led by Fr. Brian Bovee of the all Tridentine Institute of Christ the King. On Pentecost, we are having a Solemn High Mass of the old school at 9 AM on a Sunday morning with the choir providing the music of a Casali Mass. The Oratory is located at a classic 1885 church in downtown Rockford. There will be a reception afterwards. Any traditional Catholic in communion with the Holy See is welcome. The congregation itself has many an outstanding Catholic and even a former Notre Dame (back when it too was STILL Catholic) athlete or two, at least one of whom has ten or more kids which is not uncommon at the Oratory. If you are missing the Church we knew in youth, we have it right here in Rockford, Illinois.

As to Georgetown: "Away go troubles, down the drain: Roto-Rooter!"