Though I was less than happy with being reassigned from the bustling
New Orleans area to the country village of Grand Coteau in 1971,
I came to love my new home at Our Lady of the Oaks Retreat House.
Here I am in 2002, in my third stint as a retreat director there,
as I enjoy playing a tune on my clarinet in the
peaceful courtyard of the retreat house.

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