Sunday in NYC

July 25: On Sunday morning, we went to the 10:15 a.m. Mass at the Cathedral of St Patrick. Archbishop Dolan gave the homily - felt he missed a golden opportunity in his homily to affirm the persistence and resilience of today's Catholics in light of the abuse scandals - it would have been perfect to link the gospel with today's realities (Gospel Luke 11: 1 - 13).

After Mass

we headed off for the Emily Dickinson exhibit at the Botanical Gardens. We made a wonderful discovery while there that there is a sweet children's garden full of interesting and exciting adventures to explore.

While we were there there was a fierce storm sufficiently severe to shut down the gardens because of falling trees.