This morning I awoke late after a long night of sleep. I awoke not knowing anything about what the day would contain and to be honest the day was truly amazing. I awoke first to a bunch of text messages to our group chat, saying that we would be working with the Missionary Brothers of […]
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Grace and peace to you, It’s been a whirlwind of a week in a beautiful way, far beyond what we could’ve anticipated. Sunday we went to St. Peter’s for the Papal Epiphany Mass. When we arrived a guard looked at our ticket and asked, ‘are you vesting for communion?’ We said no. He clarified, ‘…but […]
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We’ve had two great days working with the Missionary Sisters and Brothers of Charity. The Sisters here seem to do it all: they run a home for young children and elderly women with disabilities, they distribute food aid they receive in several neighborhoods, they work at the local parish. The brothers, who live a few […]
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Day 1: 1/8/19 Running low on sleep, the group of Theology II men made it in one piece to the Santa Fe area of Mexico City, nearly everyone droopy-eyed and yawning. Yet as soon as we found our hotel and settled in, we all woke out of our stupor at the excitement of walking the […]
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We made it to safe and sound to Mexico City! Our day yesterday started with a shuttle to the airport at 3:30am from the Saint Paul Seminary and it ended at 6 pm with Mass with the Missionaries of Charity in the Santa Fe neighborhood of Mexico City. We had a little free time to […]
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During the last couple of days we have had the opportunity to visit some extremely ancient sites: Tel Megiddo, Tel Hazor, and Tel Dan. “Tel” is a Hebrew word that means “hill,” and on these hills are cities that go back to the Bronze Age, around 4000 years ago (and even beyond), which is incredible. […]
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Going to various Holy Sites, we’ve seen signs such as the one on the right: “Admission is only allowed for pilgrims or tourists.” One of our brothers thoughtfully pointed out the distinction between the two – a pilgrim is not the same as a tourist. This has become somewhat painfully obvious as we’ve been travelling […]
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The last couple days have been incredible in our travels throughout the Holy Land. We had the great privilege of visiting Mount Tabor, Cana, and Nazareth, as we celebrated the Feast of the Epiphany. It was fitting that this wonderful feast occurred during our travels to these places, for we were able to witness how […]
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The past several days we have been staying at one of the two Carmelite monasteries at the top of Mt. Carmel. While obviously associated with the religious order (of which my mom is a third-order member – hi mom!) Mt. Carmel is also of great importance in the Old Testament, being mentioned twenty-nine times. It […]
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I don’t want to miss the beauty of the humanity on the street. I want to honor the deepest desires of every person I encounter. I desire to be poured out totally in love.
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