Holy week has begun in earnest. Today was Palm Sunday, and I was asked to take pictures of the mass. I was given an old 90s-vintage self-winding film camera to do it but honestly, the thing was so noisy it interrupted communion! I offered to bring my digital camera next time and I think it was a welcome suggestion, so I might have photos. We'll see.

Lately I've been very busy with another project not related to Gnosis, at least not directly. I'm working on a screenplay based on my novel "Basecraft Cirrostratus" and it's going extremely well. I'm hoping to break into screenwriting, or possibly become a historical consultant for film (which is actually my dream job). Who knows? Maybe this will go somewhere. Our church has a parish in L.A. so if I end up working in Hollywood I'd be the perfect go-between for the Portland and L.A. parishes since I'd probably telecommute in the short term and I'd want to have homes in both cities in the long run (I don't want to live full-time in SoCal, I love the Northwest too much).

For the purposes of remembering what's important in life, if I do get fortunate enough to work in film then I will continue working toward priesthood. It's a long way from becoming a renunciate and living on dirt, and I do worry that I'll develop a love of luxury that betrays what I believe about the transient nature of the material world and the sanctity of charity. On the other hand, the early church had members of all vocations and social classes and it worked well, because each had something unique to contribute to the community. It only stands to reason that if I am rewarded with abundance, then I should give in abundance.