Friday, 21 June 2013
Most Dangerous Horse Race in the World
Wow! It will be crazy to be in Siena for the Palio this August 15th. Each parish (or even chapel) competes against the other. It make parish softball seem laid back. Notice that the horse is blessed right in the church before it goes off to win. I hope our part of town wins this year!
Wednesday, 12 June 2013
Suite E or Sweetie
While I am off in Rome the Seminary has provided me with a room at St. Peter's Seminary in London, ON.
I will be staying here when I return for my vacation at Christmas and next summer. It is good to have a centre of operations while I am away.
Friday, 31 May 2013
Off to Rome!
I greatly enjoy being a pastor and I love being a priest. It is strange that it is those qualities that motivated the Bishop to agree with the seminary rector when he asked to consider me for the seminary staff. As part of the formation staff at the seminary I hope to share my joy in ministry with the young candidates for ordination and ministry in our diocese. My personal goal centers on remaining rooted in pastoral work of the diocese.
Starting in October I will be attending the Interdisciplinary Centre for the Formation of Priesthood and Consecrated Life Educators at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. What a mouthful! It is the prefect course to prepare me for my work at the seminary; giving me the psychological tools and spiritual background to form young priests. The only draw back in that the course is taught in Italian. I can write my papers in English but everything else is in Italian. I am assured that three months of intensive language courses in Sienna should get me ready. To that end the great adventure begins June 24th as I head off to Italy. As always you will be able to keep up with me here.
Monday, 27 May 2013
Saturday, 25 May 2013
Sunday, 12 May 2013
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