Friday, April 25, 2014

On our way to Rome

Today, Friday, we are leaving the Holy Land and are on our way to Rome. I am with Bishop Timothy Senior, Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, Fr. Carlos Benitez, Rector of Redemptorus Mater seminary in Philadelphia, and Bishop Jerzy Maculewicz, the first Catholic Bishop of Uzbekistan. Bishop Maculewicz has an interesting connection with the Diocese of Allentown. He was baptized by Fr. Walter Ciszek who was a Jesuit priest born in our Diocese who spent 20 years in Siberia. Fr. Ciszek's canonization process is now being studied in Rome. Here is Bishop Maculewicz waiting in the tel Aviv airport for our flight to Rome. 

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  1. UnknownApril 25, 2014 at 10:22 AM

    Enjoy Rome and your esteemed companions. Your flock at St Catharine's is already feeling the positive effects of your walking in the footsteps of the Christ with our prayers in your hands & your heart.

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  2. UnknownApril 25, 2014 at 4:49 PM

    We wish you safe passage.

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