Father’s Day is the unofficial start of summer around here. This weekend we will be introducing our summer schedule (which might just become our regular schedule too, so let us know what you think). This weekend Chris Wesley will be joining me again as we look at fatherhood from his perspective as a new dad. […]
When the day of Pentecost came, the apostles were all together… suddenly a sound like the blowing of a mighty wind came from heaven… all of them were filled with the Holy Spirit…Peter stood up and addressed the crowd… “Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you, and you with the help […]
We are all set for the third week of our series all about the next generation, “Generation iY” as author Tim Elmore calls them: basically, people born in the last twenty years. This Sunday we also celebrate the Ascension; the Bible tells us that 40 days after his resurrection Jesus was taken up to heaven in […]
We’re currently in the second week of our series about the next generation, called “Lost Investment” (Frankly, I have absolutely no idea why we’re calling it that, since the whole point is to make an investment in the next generation; nobody else seems to remember the thinking behind that decision either. Anyway, if you don’t […]
After spending so much time in Rome, immersed in history, this weekend we are definitely going in another direction. Our new series, the last of the 2010-2011 year, is a very different kind of series for us…its all about youth. For a number of years now we have enjoyed the reputation as a church with […]
One more post on my last day here in Rome. I had the interesting experience yesterday of visiting the Papal Palace, as it is called, also called the Apostolic Palace or the Palace of Sixtus V. Really, it is a vast series of buildings from which much of the administration of the Roman Catholic Church […]
When Italians say “La Citta” they always mean Rome. It is the city. Of course for Roman Catholics Rome is also the center of our Church community, our chief pastor is the bishop of Rome. And there is two thousand years worth of Christian history here to prove Rome’s pride of place: art and […]
Sunday afternoon, following the beatification ceremony, I decided to wander back to St. Peter’s and into the square, to get a look at things from the opposite perspective I had in the morning (from the altar). To my surprise, but I suppose not surprisingly, the square and all the streets leading up to it were […]
The Mass for the Beatification of Pope John Paul was held in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, in the square. Not only the square, but also the streets leading up to it were closed and filled with people. So, for this reason, many of those involved in the Mass approached the altar from the opposite […]
As I write to you, this is just about my view from the desk where I am working. The major difference is that at the moment it is rainy and dark. But otherwise, pretty amazing view, huh? This week I am in Rome for the Beatification of Pope John Paul, the final stage on […]
