Michele (+ Mischa) arrived in Malta on schedule today. I met her at the airport and we made our way to Manresa House by the same route I had followed exzctly one month ago. At one point along the nbr 8 route in Valetta, a cement truck and half a dozen cars had to back up a narrow roadway to make way for the bus. It wasn't certain what was going to happen when these two vehicles stopped nose to nose...our bus driver got out and discussed the situation calmly with the cement truck driver, and after a coupe of minutes, the truck driver conceded the road. Because my retreat ended offically yesterday evening and becuase there are no other retreatants in the House today, Fr. Anthony, Fr. Victor, and Brother Joe are going out on a very rare excursion for pizza and invited Michele and me along. So, we'll be leaving in about half an hour to celebrate their little break, Michele's arrival, and the end of my retreat. Last night both brother Joe and the Jesuit's provincial both said independently of each other when they saw me at the end of my retreat, "Oh, there's a scent of sanctity in the air!"...a little Jesuit humour which I presume they say to all retreatants who complete the exercises! I'm a little sad to see this very quiet and peaceful lifestyle come to an end...one could easliy get used to it, I'll tell you, but now that Michele is here, it's time to move on and I'll try to bring fruit to our new lives in retirement from this experience. Would recommend such a retreat to anyone who is looking to leave all the distractions of the busy world behind and reflect on what's inside your own heart with nothing to distract you but your own thoughts...and with the exercises to calm the thoughts, comes pure peace and contentment.
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