Six More Saints!!!

"Want-to-be saints" from the Canadian College brave the rain and cold to celebrate six new saints: Kuriakose Elias Chavara, Mother Eufrasia Eluvathingal, Amato Ronconi, Giovanni Antonio Farina, Nicola da Longobardi, and Ludovico da Casoria.  Read the Pope's Homily

Tre Fountaine

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Feast of St. John Lateran

Where should you celebrate the feast of the Dedication of St. John Lateran?  St. John Lateran of course.  

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Great to meet up with a brother priest from the Diocese of London. Father Timothy Kelly, OCSO is from Amherstburg. He has served the Trappists as Abbott of Gethsemani (Merton was his novice master) and now is part of the General Council here in Rome. Wonderful to meet him and wish him well because he just got re-elected to serve for six more years here. He makes being holy look easy.

 — at Viale Africa, 33 00144 Roma.

All Saints Day

Some of the boys out from the Canadian College, celebrating the Vigil of All Saints Day.  "We should go trick or treating at the big house at the end of the street."  "They say the old guys who live there are very nice."

The priests in my house

Pontifical Canadian College 2014 - 2015

As a priest in Rome it is important to have a supportive community.  I thank God for the gift of my brother priests at the Canadian College.

Thanksgiving Mass with the Pope

Here is the full mass of thanksgiving. It is long but you can see my beautiful mug right at the beginning! Our download speeds are so slow I have not watched the whole thing. So somebody please let me know if they caught me doing anything silly on camera. I remember really rocking out to the latin chants!!

My place to read in the garden.

Here is secret spot on the garden in Casamari to read.  God bless the monks for providing such a wonderful place.

Celebration of Canadian Saints

We had a wonderful mass today with Pope Francis celebration our two new Catholic Saints.  It was a wonderful celebration… with wonderful seats!

 

Overwhelmed with my new position

I want to share some wonderful news. I have been nominated to fulfil a most central service to our community here in Roma. I am awestruck at the honour and responsibility my brother priests have given me. While celebrations require the activity of an entire community, at the heart of the activity, when everyone has settled at the festive table, there is one voice that beckons into the celebration with the simple words, “May I freshen your drink?” Yes I have assumed the great responsibility of barista for the Pontifical Canadian College. My goodness, I am... a “Pontifical Bartender!!!” I know there will be many challenges ahead, yet I pray God will help me fulfill the position he has called me to. And if I run out of ice... may God have mercy on my soul.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!

My walk to school

I have the best walk to work.

Pope's Opening Words

"We can thwart God's dream if we fail to let ourselves be guided by the Holy Spirit," the pope said Oct. 5, during Mass in St. Peter's Basilica. "The Spirit gives us that wisdom which surpasses knowledge, and enables us to work generously with authentic freedom and humble creativity."

http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1404107.htm

Holy Trinity Pilgrimage

Well I am about as far from Rome as you can get.   This is an ancient pilgrimage spot on the side of a mountain in the middle of the National Park.

Back to Italy

I am starting my time back in Italy with a week at Casamari.   It is a Cistersion Monastery.   Lots of prayer and working on farm.

Busy

Even the super secret way around the line has a line!!!!  I think I will camp out here this week.  Can someone bring me a panino?

St. Lawrence Outside the Walls

St. Lawrence Outside the Walls

Autostoppisti

Here is the little present I bought myself for finishing my Italian Comprehensive Exams.  Strangely better in Italian.  La Propulsione d'Impobabilità Infinita!  Oddio!

RMR: Seven Day Forecast

Hang On Spring is on its way!

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