{"id":5658,"date":"2022-01-04T22:34:43","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T22:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/?p=5658"},"modified":"2022-01-04T22:34:43","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T22:34:43","slug":"wind-chill-warning-weather-advisory-health-and-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/wind-chill-warning-weather-advisory-health-and-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Wind Chill Warning, Weather Advisory, Health and Me"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Saturday afternoon, my wife told me that I was staying inside for the weekend.<\/p>\n

She was right. A wind chill warning would be in effect until around midday Sunday.<\/p>\n

I’ve been experiencing ‘nothing serious’ for a week or so now. Sunday obligation is important, but so is not making myself sicker than I already am.<\/p>\n

Life and physical health are “precious gifts.” Taking care of both is a good idea. Within reason. Obsessing over either, not so much. (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2288-2291)<\/p>\n

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So I stayed inside until Monday, picked up meds for myself and a daughter, returned home and kept an eye on the weather.<\/p>\n

This afternoon, sure enough: there’s a winter weather advisory in effect until the end of my Wednesday afternoon session at the Eucharistic adoration chapel.<\/p>\n

I verified the weather report and made a phone call. It looks like I’ll be staying inside for at least another day.<\/p>\n

I’m not happy about that, but figure that I’ll try seeing the situation as an opportunity to practice patience, get more writing done or \u2014 better yet \u2014 think about what I should be writing about.<\/p>\n

I’d already had an opportunity to practice patience. Earlier today, I spent more than an hour dealing with a formatting detail on my ‘About Me’ pages that should have taken maybe ten minutes. Tops. And that’s almost another topic.<\/p>\n

Now, the seemingly-inevitable links:<\/p>\n