by Fr. Jim Chern
Before and After celebrating mass I was able to vest in the sacristy of the Vatican - to say the whole experience was surreal is ridiculously inadequate. Thankful that Lino and our tour guide Mountain…
As a priest, I've shied away from saying a particular day or event was one of my "favorites" or "highlights" but Celebrating Mass in St Peters Basilica at the tomb of Blessed John Paul II…
...but no I didn't eat here. :). Was looking for an early morning coffee but they don't open till 10:30. What's up with that?
About 2 hours from now, this is where I'll be celebrating Mass. A little different venue than I'm used to. Not going to lie - its a little intimidating... Fortunately it's at the tomb of…
Since this is a Lenten Pilgrimage, we're seeing some rather incredible sites to assist us in our Lenten devotions. We started the day with Mass at one of the 4 major Basilicas in Rome -…
So it will take too long to describe the scene at St Agnes. Mt fingers are getting tired typing this on my iPhone and I can't really do it justice. But like I said no…
The one Church (if I remember St Louis of France) had frescos by Carvaggio - the call of St Matthew and St Matthew writing the Gospel
The Pantheon was a Church dedicated to the "sun god" built over 1900 years ago. Now it's one of the basilicas of the Church
Lino got this shot during Mass yesterday. Gives an even more beautiful view of the basilica
So today was an eventful day! 30 pilgrims from all around the US arrived. We got to see the pope. Went to St Agnes for our first Mass in Rome (I had asked to celebrate…