Had to go shopping for another new cellphone for my father whose clunky 10-year-old Nokia whatever-model-number-it-was badly needed an upgrade. After going from store to store canvassing for prices--many didn't have stock of the cellphone models I was eyeing--I settled on the newly released Nokia 2330. I just love it's sleek design! It isn't loaded with as many features as my E51, naturally, but it should be good enough for my father who isn't exactly a techy.
I accompanied my father to attend Mass being said by a former parish priest of ours in celebration of the 50th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. As the Mass was "sponsored" by a charismatic community for which the priest has been spiritual director, it turned out to be a typical charismatic Mass complete with dancing, the singing of non-liturgical songs (The Prayer and You Raise Me Up, among others) and the use of Joel's "favorite" set of musical instruments for the celebration of the liturgy, a drum kit. Oh, my poor ears!
