The Book Grows Apace

I am delighted (and relieved) to report progress on the book. As my starting nub, I am using the talk I gave at a theological symposium two years ago in Chicago, called "Can You Tell Me What a Parish Is?"

I took the nub, divvied it up into 6 "chapters", gave each "chapter" a topic, and am now bringing in things from all sorts of other documents - and yes, even blog posts from here on ID. Already it is 33 pages long.

As I started to review some of the relevant posts here, I was struck by the amount of really good stuff that is here. And by a whole host of people: Fr. Mike, Keith Strohm, Kathleen Lundquist, Jack, the Other Sherry, etc. I am privileged to be among their number.

Mark Shea always told me that he uses his blog as a way to work out ideas for articles and books. And he has 10 books under his own name and hundreds of articles to prove it. (Imagine - I knew him when he wouldn't let anyone else read his journal!) Now I see what he means.

Off to Corpus Christi in the morning. If any ID readers are going to be at the Ministry Day, drop by and say "hi!"

When I return, I must dive into the clergy days for the first weekend of February in Omaha. And then back to the book. I feel much more hopeful than I did. More hopeful that I am sure I should be. But I intend to enjoy my illusions of efficiency while they last!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!