A Tranquil Day in Adrian

I met Rosemary for breakfast. After Breakfast, we went to mass, a very nice mass, but with one unique feature that threw me at first. I had to hear it a few times before I figured out what was going on. Wherever the usual mass would say "He", they would substitute "God". Rosemary said that they used "inclusive language", which I think is codewords for gender-neutral talk. For example, the usual sign of the cross is "In the name of the father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit", they said "In the name of the Creator, the Redeemer, and the Sanctifier".

After mass, we went to visit the INAI Studio, where two sisters design and redesign churces and other sacred spaces. The studio had models, photos, and slides of their work. Beautiful work, very simple, elegant, and modern. Unfortunately, the sisters were not available, I would have enjoyed talking to them.

The photo shows how Rosemary is using her cane now. ;-)

After lunch, we went to the art building of Sienna Heights University, where we saw an interesting exhibit of photos of Paris and New York, by two different photographers.

It has been very quiet and relaxing here, especially after a somewhat stressful visit with my mother. A nice break, I think. Everyone was very happy to see me and meet me, they love Rosemary. She has been a nun since 1943, a very long time.

Before dinner, we went to their weekly prayer service for peace in the chapel. A nice service. Their belief is that peace has to start inside yourself, that if you are not at peace in your own soul, there will not be peace in the world. There were two nuns there from Iraq, refugees from that war-torn region, which made the prayer for peace a little more poignant and pointed.

Rosemary and I ate dinner, and agreed to have breakfast tomorrow before I start my drive south.

Richard