Brothers and sisters, Today marks exactly one month from the time I left the United States. What a blessed time, filled with difficulties and struggles which are pushed aside by the overwhelming presence of the
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Rome #6: Double Cream and the Return
And 18 days and 6 countries, 3 currencies, 6 languages (Luxembourg had 3 “official” languages!) later, we are back in Italy now for the foreseeable future. Our next scheduled trip is not until well into
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Rome #3: Buen Camino
––– Hello from Portamarina, Spain! We just finished day 1 of the Camino and what a wild ride it’s been. We have met people from all over the world and I’ve tried many new foods.Â
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Rome #2: Charlotte
Greetings from North Carolina! The eight of us left the seminary in St. Paul this morning at the tender time of 4am to head to the airport and start our journey to the Eternal City.
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Rome #1: Pre-Departure
Originally published September 1, 2013 on my column “Oswego and Beyond” on the OswegoPatch ROME COUNTDOWN: 4 days. Last week, all of the seminarians took a four day retreat with each man’s respective class. Being
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To be a Father
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there, but an especially happy day to my own daddio, Mike Adorjan who, by way of raising me and dealing with my shenanigans, is the man. —
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The Cost of Pentecost
Friends, Romans, countrymen: it’s good to be back with you. The seminary year is almost over and final exams are on the horizon. I think about that, and I’m like “you gotta be kiddin’ me!”
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The Girl Named for Virtue: What I Learned from Faith Robinson
Dear Friends, It is now the blessed and most glorious season of Easter. For the next 50 days until the Feast of Pentecost, we will rejoice and sing of the Event of all Events, the
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Through the Eyes of Peter
+JMJ+ +AMDG+ Bon soir! Since we’re in Conclave limbo, I thought I’d share some thoughts with you. Currently, I’m watching a 2006 CNN special called “The Last Days of John Paul II: The Untold Stories.”
