borderline adventures on the road

When you’re on the road, things happen. Some of these things are just normal everyday things. (Like walking into the dirtiest bathroom I’ve seen in a long time and thinking one of the gas stations we stopped at was haunted.) But because you’re on the road, they seem more exciting–if not exclusive–happenings that only you and the people with you are going through. (It makes it feel like an adventure, you know?) That might not make any sense–it’s been a long couple of days. I haven’t gotten much sleep the last couple of days, and my sinuses are killing me this morning. So forgive the random nature of this blog.

On Wednesday night, the tour–which included myself along with the Afters and Matt Maher–played at the Jasper Arts Center in Jasper, Indiana. The event was sponsored by a local monastery’s youth program. All of the monks were so kind and helpful–as you would probably expect monks to be–each of them were men who had obviously took their roles as servants of God very seriously. I was quite humbled by their generosity.

Unfortunately, about 30 minutes before I went on stage, I was told that the audience would consist of mostly teenagers. I have nothing against teenagers. Honestly, I don’t. I like teenagers. But I don’t like speaking in front of them. Hate it actually. My stories in churched aren’t necessarily for teenagers. They are. But not young teenagers. However, I did my thing, and the 600 Catholic adolescents–mostly 9th and 10th graders–responded better than I expected to my readings. (I was really surprised actually.) That is, except for the one row of male 8th-grade hecklers who were sitting on the front row. You gotta love 8th graders. Ugh. (I’m smiling when I say that!)

That night, those of us on the tour stayed in the monastery with the monks. At first, when all of us looked around at the grandiose buildings–they were old and beautiful and it was 11:00 at night, which meant we were a little punch drunk–we were a little freaked out. I kept looking around and expecting Tom Hanks to come prancing out from behind one of the statues wearing a long black robe and claiming to have found a new secret that would destroy Christianity.

First, we hung out with the monks at the monastery’s pub–yes, the monastery has a pub–and we ate pizza and listened to them tell stories. Quite fascinating.

And then, at 2:00 in the morning, when most of my tour mates were asleep, Brother Anthony–the coolest monk I have ever met (not that I have met too many monks)–asked the five of us who were still awake if we wanted to take a tour of the monastery. And so that’s what we did. Don’t worry; I took pictures. I wish I had time to explain how cool and interesting and again humbling it was to tour the beautiful buildings at the monastery. (I saw the bones of a dead saint, climbed to the top of a bell tower through a hole that was about the size of a large microwave oven, and sat in the room where all of the monks–one of them is 107 years old!!!!–confessed their sins publicly to one another!) But it’s almost time to check out of my hotel. I know, I know–you were so excited, right? But here are a few of the pictures that I took. Maybe I’ll get a chance to explain them later. Tonight, we’re in Cincinnati at a club called The Underground.

Oh, and pray for Elias–he’s got a cold–and Jessica hates using the snot plunger on him. That’s my job usually! And I must say, I’ve gotten pretty good at it.

Much love and blessings to each of you this day. (Do I sound monkish? Oh, I do. You know I do.)

PS: And I was allowed to ask Brother Anthony any question I wanted to. And I did. And he answered all of them. I know far too much information about Jasper, Indiana’s monkdom. And I think I’m better for it. Have a great day!

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