We spent the morning on the ship and I gave my talk “Saint Paul’s Life, Travels, and Theology” Part 2. We had Mass in the auditorium on the ship. Because we could not dock on the ship, we took tenders to get to the shore. These are like little tug boats which ferry people back-and-forth […]
Read MoreTurkey Istanbul Turkey used to be called Constantinople and across the Bosporus River was Chalcedon. South a ways is Nicaea and Ephesus. The first Eight Ecemenical Councils took place here. Six of them in the Istanbul area. If Christianity was born in Israel, it grew up in the area of modern-day Turkey. We started our […]
Read MoreWe were the first group off the ship to arrive where Paul baptized Lydia, his first European convert, at the Zigotus River. Beautiful outdoor Mass site along the water. From there, we went to the archaeological site of ancient Philippi, to whom Paul wrote his epistle to the Philippians. We saw the prison in which […]
Read MoreCalm seas all night from Athens to Thessaloniki. We disembarked and went to our three buses and guides. And if we went on the city tour of Thessaloniki. You can read about Paul’s experience here in ax chapter 17 and he also wrote two epistles to the Thessalonians. We saw the white tower along the […]
Read MoreWe have all been anticipating the beautiful ship for our cruise. Today is the day! We started our day with Mass at the Cathedral of St. Dionysius who was the first bishop of Athens after hearing the preaching of Saint Paul. Next was a city tour of Athens on our buses before arriving to Mars […]
Read MoreSeventy of us pilgrims from Rome joined up with 60 new arrivals in Athens to embark on the ship tomorrow. This video is mainly for the family and friends of those pilgrims who are tracking their adventures. But it is a fun video anyway with our first glimpse of the Parthenon and the four wonderful […]
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