Part I Part II
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May 2010
Part I Part II
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Part I Part II
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Part I Today we had a thrilling and very busy day. We started with a tour of the first Marian church which is huge! We visited and explored St. Mary Major with the wood from the manger where Jesus was laid. Then to Mass at one of the oldest churches — St. Praxedes, a young [...]
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Today we had Mass at the tomb of St. Ignatius of Antioch (my personal hero) and St. Clement of Rome. Both were ordained by the apostles. Then we visited the Church of St. Peter’s Chains, lunch, and then toured the Roman Forum and the Roman Colosseum. Everyone enjoyed lunch and dinner in Rome.
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Steve, back in Illinois and adjusting to life without breakfast salami. The experience of pilgrimage fulfills the words of Augustine Fides quarens intellectum. Faith leads to understanding, not the other way around as practiced in our secular society. Understanding is the reward of faith; an understanding based more on trust than fact. The Shroud was on [...]
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Today our group went to the General Audience with Pope Benedict. Dr. Scott Hahn was able to get a special ticket (he’d been working on it for a year, I think). After the final blessing he was able to meet the pope and present him with his latest books. You will see him describe it [...]
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What a great day! Touring the Vatican Museum with Liz Lev, then exploring St. Peters before everyone scattered for a free afternoon. Then we had confession followed by Mike Aquilina’s talk on “pilgrimage” after which we went to Da Benitos for a fantastic dinner. More soon.
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Lord, I just want to thank you for being such a good and loving Savior and caring for me and blessing me in so many ways. Thank you for allowing Jeff and me to go to Italy and see all the beautiful holy relics that you have left for us to assist in strengthening and [...]
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