On Judgment and Motorcycles

it's been quite an eventful day today. I got up at the usual time, had my morning prayers and daily rituals, then joined the community for the Mass offered daily in the Main Chapel. After a substantial breakfast I was off to begin the morning with a series of personal chats with some seminarians, something which we call the "ratio", in which the seminary formator informs the apprehensive seminarian whether he could still be allowed to come back and live within the walls of the seminary when the new school year starts next June or whether he would have to begin a new life outside. I called quite a number of College freshmen, and it made the rounds that Father Prefect had begun to pronounce judgment upon each individual seminarian. In our time we called it "judgment day", and I see that they still call it as such. You know some things never change.

Later I joined the rest of the sems in the community room where they were watching The Phantom of the Opera as part of their class in Humanities. It was very entertaining, and I think that it would be really helpfull if these guys get acquainted with films from the not-so-distant past, other than just plainly sticking to what Hollywood produces nowadays.

In the afternoon I went to get some more clerical shirts I've had made, and then went to check out some big bikes...well, not so big. I was thinking of buying me a new motorcycle for transportation purposes (duh...).I found one which was fresh out of the assembly line, a newly minted model, worth something that I could well afford. Of course I was careful to ask for advice, and I was very excited and enthusiastic about it, until it was somewhat dampened when the Rector, advised me against it since it was dangerous..well I respect his opinion and that advice is well kept...but I had some reservations.

Our evaluations continued and we took care of the whole College Department this evening, which means that I could carry out the Ratio fully in the coming days.

well, I still have to prepare for the meditation that I would have to give tomorrow, so I'd better be off...