by Fr. Jim Chern
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…
We just got to see the Pope! Some of our pilgrims arrived so we ran across the street to see the Sunday Angelus. How weird is that. Just go across the street to see the…
What a surreal day. 24 hours agoI was just arriving at JFK airport. Now I'm halfway around the world seeing one magnificent church after another. Most especially St Peters. It just doesnt seem real. Kind…
Kind of at a loss for words. Just mind, heart, soul blowing