Out for an evening run with Rob under Merion Station, through the botanical park, past the Catholic seminary across from St Joseph's University, then I dropped him off and ran 4x the football field by Narberth Station. Legs feeling pretty good. It was really striking to see how few lights were on in the dormitory at the seminary. This is where all the priests on the eastern seaboard are trained, and the whole second floor was completely dark. There has clearly been a catastrophic decline as a result of the abuse scandals in this most Catholic of U.S. cities - many of the local bishops and the archbishop were implicated in the coverup. I felt sad to see this.
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