SNAPSHOT
Before I even board the airplane tomorrow (Friday, May 4, 2012) to fly to Rome for my Ad Limina Visit, a full report measuring some two inches thick was several months ago forwarded to the Holy See. It...
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AD LIMINA APOSTOLORUM – Day One – Saturday, May 5, 2012
To the thresholds of SS. Peter and Paul One does not have to be a dead pope to find one's name inscribed in marble in Rome - the story of this follows in the post Delta delivered us to the threshold of...
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AD LIMINA APOSTOLORUM – DAY TWO – Sunday, May 6, 2012
Today was “turn-over” day at the North American College as Region XIII left for home and Region XIV arrived en masse. We held our first “organizational meeting” this afternoon and assigned leadership...
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AD LIMINA APOSTOLORUM – DAY THREE – Monday, May 7, 2012
Florida's newest soon-to-be-bishop, Bishop-elect Gregory Parkes "stands tall" among all the bishops present for the opening Mass last night at the North American College. At 6'8" tall, he will surely...
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AD LIMINA APOSTOLORUM – DAY FOUR – Tuesday, May 8, 2012
A famous quote always attributed to Blessed Pope John XXIII was when asked “how many people work at the Vatican?” he responeded, “about half.” Well today is a long work day at the Vatican and we...
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AD LIMINA APOSTOLORUM – DAY FIVE, Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Our day began with a visit to the first new Council created by any Pope in probably at least thirty-five years, the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization. Pope Benedict XVI established and...
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AD LIMINA APOSTOLORUM – DAY SIX, Thursday, May 10, 2012
Mass this morning at the Basilica of St. John Lateran, Cathedral Church of Pope Benedict XVI The sun begins to show itself here in Rome right now around 530am and I was up by 600am as the bus left for...
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AD LIMINA APOSTOLORUM – DAY SEVEN – Friday, May 11, 2012
Monsignor Robert Morris and I in the Cortille San Damaso awaiting the audience with the Holy Father The seventh and final day of our week-long ad limina is now over and this will be the final posting...
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A FEW MORE
Each bishop was allowed to bring one priest or seminarian in for a photo-op. Since our seminarian Ryan Boyle had accompanied Archbishop Timothy Broglio a few months ago, I asked my right and left arm,...
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DO CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA
Boston’s archbishop, Cardinal Sean O’Malley today is quoted as saying of our new Holy Father and the role yesterday evening he assumed, “he is a prisoner who lives in a museum.” My thoughts ran along...
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