As most of this readership knows, Archbishop Wester of Santa Fe and I made a pilgrimage of peace to Hiroshima and Nagasaki last August. During that visit we had substantial conversations with the Bishop of Hiroshima and the Archbishop and Archbishop Emeritus of Nagasaki about forming a partnership to advocate Read more…
+ January 24, 2024 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Peace of our Lord be with you! As we begin a new year, I give thanks for the blessings and joys that are ours in Christ Jesus, our Lord. In the face of the challenges and pains of the world Read more…
As our Pilgrimage of Peace draws to a conclusion, we arrived in Kyoto last night. Today (Friday) is mostly a day of rest, and for some, a bit of sightseeing. Here we will part ways; the Santa Fe contingent will remain until tomorrow, and our Seattle group will depart for Read more…
How I wish I had the luxury of just one hour in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament to reflect upon all I saw and heard yesterday. From visiting with Setsuko Thurlow, one of the Hibakusha from that August 6, 1945 bombing of Hiroshima, to touring the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Read more…
Thursday, August 3, 2023 – Tokyo Today is our third day in in Tokyo, and our final day of leisure before our formal program begins tomorrow as we will travel to Hiroshima Today, I want to recognize our tremendously gracious and helpful host during our time here in Japan, Dr. Read more…
Our Pilgrimage of Peace delegation arrived in Tokyo Tuesday afternoon. Storms had flights literally at a standstill as we approached, requiring us to make lazy loops out over the Pacific, and again the standstill even after we landed. We finally checked in to the hotel around 5:00pm. We forced ourselves Read more…