Everyone’s laying down to rest for the night and despite the high energy levels we can certainly use a good night of sleep. We were given the warmest welcome by the resident sisters of Duchesne House – the RSCJ community here is truly a pillar. We were given a tour of the house (beautiful and big, photos still to come) and sat down to enjoy a lovely dinner prepared by our hosts. Mrs. Megan Pryor Lorentz, Mr. O’Connor, Marco, and Mollie took on the chore of buying our food for the week: for breakfasts, lunches, dinner (and dessert, naturally). The rest of the group watched Act II of Spike Lee’s When The Levees Broke. There was a palpable sense of urgency watching the documentary in New Orleans instead of at Convent. Everyone is really inflamed with a desire to understand everything that Katrina implies, everything that our trip here means to us and to our community, local, national, global.
Our evening reflection considered the questions: How do I feel being in New Orleans and the days to come? How am I open to God’s blessing? The depth of every single response testified a deep and intelligent concern – this is not just some vacation. Tomorrow we go on a “reality tour” of the city. More photos, stories, and insights to come.
