Still doing the blog?

The short answer: nope.

The long answer: it has been a number of months since I have posted. I no longer really have the time to maintain a website, but really keystone of the decision was that a number of very spiteful and childish comments were made, and this just took the joy out of it. What makes it worse is that usually these comments were made anonymously, which is just cowardly to boot.

If I decide to start a different blog, it will be posted on the bottom of my emails, just like the address to this one was posted in the same place. So if you have my email address, please keep in contact with me that way.

May almighty God bless each of you.

Moving time is fast approaching.

Two weeks from today I will leave Rome. I will have been here for just shy of four years. I started to pack today. This has been my home for four years, so of course there is some sadness, but none-the-less, the joy of returning home is greater.

Please keep me in your prayers during this next few weeks.

Take care and God bless you all,

Deacon Bill Brunner

It every kid's favorite day of the year...

The Feast of St. William of Bourges!

Yes, I know that I can be a little biased, but hey its not like every day is your patron saints feast.

It is actually a good reminder of the Catholic custom of observing the feast your name-sake saint.

Does anyone remember doing this?

I have heard it is still the costum amoung Hispanics. I have not witnessed it in Italy. Maybe part of it is that people in general seem to be abandoning the use of saints names for their children. This is a sad thing... it weakens both the understanding of the Communion of the Saints, but also sells the kid a little short - I mean we talk about finding good role models for our young ones, why not pick out a few saints for them to model their life on?