UPDATE: It is now Friday, 2:00pm in Frankfurt. Our travelers are on a four hour layover waiting for our flight into Rome. We arrive this evening around 5:30pm. The flight to Frankfurt was uneventful. Though weary, the group has lots of excitement. Yesterday evening, the youth began gathering Read more…
As most of this readership still sleeps, we are wrapping up our time in Rome. One more session this early afternoon, then the American Bishops will go to the North Amercian College for a welcome from the priests and seminarians there. Most of us will depart Rome to return to our Read more…
At this point, most of us new bishops are on overload with the amount of information received. Overall, the presentations are quite insightful and quite helpful. The real challenge of the week is the jet-lag complimented by the endless challenge of functioning in various languages. As in the days of Read more…
Today was another memorable one in the lives of these new bishops. After a morning session, we dawned our cassocks and headed to the hills to the summer residence of Pope Benedict XVI for a brief audience, and an opportunity to individually greet him. As in the lives of most Read more…
Today, Sunday, our day started early with breakfast, then bus transport to St. Peter for Mass in the Basilica at 8:30. It was a very moving experience as we celebrated Mass (fist time as a Bishop in St. Peter) at the same altar where I was ordained a Deacon 18 Read more…
Well, my friends, August was a busy month, and also very productive. In the coming weeks, we will “launch” several new initiatives. This month, we will convene a new Priest Council as well as a new Diocesan Pastoral Council. As you may guess by the name, the priest council is Read more…