He is Risen, Alleluia!

Christ is risen, Alleluia! He is risen indeed, Alleluia, Alleluia!

In response to the following question: Lent is over. Where are you??? . . .

Yes. I am well aware that Lent is over. Believe me. Anyone who saw me after the vigil late on Saturday night can attest to the fact that I definitely know Lent is over.

I had a very special and blessed Lent, Holy Week (I spent the Triduum on retreat at Westminster Abbey) and Easter Sunday. I participated in the Easter Vigil and Easter Sunday morning Mass with the Benedictines at Westminster Abbey, visited with Jesus at the Poor Clares monastery in the afternoon (by God's providence I happened to stop by at the right time for Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction), enjoyed a special dinner with my family in the evening, and had a chance to visit with my parents for the first time in several months this morning (they're on a plane to Japan as we speak to go visit my older brother in Tokyo).

I am alive and doing well and living in the joy of the Risen Lord. That being said, life is a little crazy right now (mild understatement) so I'll be blogging "as the Spirit leads me." Not to mention the fact that final exams begin next week (ack!).