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Nick Alexander just sent word that some CAM members have placed playlists of favorite JMT songs and comments about the fire over on TopCatholicSongs.com.

Well I’m settled in here at Queen’s House retreat center in Saskatoon for the night. It feels like it’s been a whirlwind few days. We’ve been to Red Deer, Sherwood Park, Caroline and Fort McMurray already. All the concert have been very good. All the crowds have been very responsive both to John Michael’s music […]

Ok, actually we’re already in Canada. We had a great concert in Great Falls, Montana Tuesday night. Stayed with the Poor Claires in their new retreat house. Special thanks to Colette Bernica at Central Catholic HS for enduring the flood of packages and other mayhem that ensued because of the fire. Thanks too, to Marty […]

These photos come from Richard Ims, BSC. LittlePortionFire from Richard Ims, BSC.

At 6:00 a. m. this morning, Viola, John Michael and I, along with Bill our driver for this trip, boarded the bus for our first Canadian tour. Meanwhile, life at Little Portion has already regained some sense of order if not normalcy. It’s been one heck of a four day ride for the community. Myself, […]

These were taken early Tuesday morning. The last fire fighters didn’t leave until about 6 a.m. They returned later that day to try to douse some hotspots in the area of the stock room & library. Even now that area is still smoldering. LittlePortionFire

Friends, I’m writing to you from Little Portion Hermitage, the home of the Brothers & Sisters of Charity and their founder, my friend & client, John Michael Talbot. Late Monday night a fire broke out in the Chapel here. By the time the Sisters came to wake me up at 2a.m. The Chapel was completely […]

Didn’t want anyone to think I’ve completely forgotten the blog. We’ll be leaving on another JMT tour in a couple weeks. We’re heading to Alberta, Canada this trip. Our first time across the border on tour. I’m a little concerned about dealing with customs but I think we’ve got it all worked out.Meantime it’s been […]