Hero to Zero – That’s probably how Simon Peter had to feel. And I mean almost literally in the span of a few minutes. The Church divides this Gospel from the passage we heard last…
A highlight of my life as a priest…
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…
Yeah I found it…
...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?
Mass in 2 hours
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…
Another day of being blown away
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 -…
The now “infamous” St Agnes
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…
Caravaggio
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
Photos from the pantheon
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
Another shot of Sunday Mass
Lino got this shot during Mass yesterday. Gives an even more beautiful view of the basilica