I KNOW THAT EVERYONE is anxious for information about Catherine, so I text Dan just before 10:30 a.m. Mass. Thus, I am able to begin my homily by thanking everyone for their prayers and assuring them that Catherine is awake and recovering nicely from both her concussion and her broken arm. They are keeping her in the hospital a few more days for observation but all the signs are positive.
After Mass, Helen joins Anna and I at the Rectory for a delicious meal of leftover lasagna, eaten at the beautiful table Helen set the night before (sans candlelight).
“This is really, really good, Helen,” Anna says. “Tom never told me you were such a good cook.”
“Well, that’s because Tom didn’t know until recently,” Helen laughs. “When we were together in college, I was a disaster in the kitchen.”
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