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Rome and ministry in a tough world
Posted: Oct 26, 2011
Some cities can be identified from just a few photos. Rome usually needs only one. For some it’s the Coliseum: for others it’s the Vatican. And they are only the beginning of a long list of significant buildings in ...
Later reflections
Posted: Sep 22, 2011
Have you ever kept something so safe even you could not find it again? It’s happened to me more than a few times. For the last three months that has been true with notes I made after getting back from Beirut, last reflections on ...
Safely home Thursday June 23
Posted: Jun 26, 2011
I took 7 students to Beirut and the same 7 got off the plane with me at O’Hare airport on Thursday evening. We went, we returned and we are the better for the experience. There were no ‘back in the USA’ photos taken on our ...
Baalbeck Wednesday June 22
Posted: Jun 22, 2011
Our final day of activity! I chose to: Make it more restful Let it be a highlight Still stretch our appreciation of the amazing history of the Middle East The first failed but the rest succeeded wonderfully! In the morning we ...
Beauty to take your breath away Tuesday June 21
Posted: Jun 21, 2011
Our day began in the company of the visiting seminary students from Canada as together we walked a whole 100 yards to the next building to ABTS, to the center operated by Skild. The name stands for Smart Kids with Individual Learning ...