The 86 and I are leaving on a big road trip to South Dakota tomorrow for the annual, all-weekend diaconate retreat for my diocese! I've heard the place we're going is absolutely beautiful, and very relaxing. Great for prayer and reflection.

We're having Mass all three days, and people weren't really signing up for the ministries. So it looks like I'm lectoring both Saturday and Sunday. If that holds, Sunday will be the first time I will be a minister in a Mass presided by a bishop, which is kind of cool.

I also had a few video game screenshots sitting around just waiting to be shared. The first one is an astonishing example of what hardware ray-traced global illumination and reflections can get you: Forza Horizon 6 with everything maxed out on PC. The other two screenshots are from the Switch 2, in docked mode. Click on them for full versions.







I'll probably be staying away from technology during the weekend, but if I get a chance I'll take some pictures and share them when I get back. Otherwise, God bless!