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The topic of this post might be a little sensitive, but I am going to record it to illustrate some of the real difficulties that an interfaith pilgrimage such as ours can encounter. Let me say right up that there … Continue reading →

I can’t quite get over this. One day I am sitting in an ancient monastery overlooking the forum and the Colosseum in Rome, the next day (or actually, the day after that – ie. today) I am sitting on the … Continue reading →

Well, the rest of the pilgrimage group has arrived, and we have all been checked into the Golden Horn Hotel in Old Istanbul. Out of our bedroom window, Max Stephens and I have a terrific night time view of the … Continue reading →

Just signing in with a report. I know that things have been very quiet on SCE in the last week, when I promised you regular updates on my pilgrimage to Rome and Turkey. The fact is that I have been … Continue reading →

{Logged on Wednesday 8th . I am not entirely a happy boy tonight. Despite a great day, there were many issues surrounding the pilgrimage that still need to be worked out. On top of this, I still have not resolved … Continue reading →

[Logged: Tuesday morning at 4am in the Foresteria of the the Monastery of Saint Gregory al Celio] The flight from Hong Kong to Rome was over twelve hours long, with the result that we had more than 18 hours of … Continue reading →

Just a short note to say that I am finally back on the “e-Planet” after having “dropped off” for a bit. It took me forever to find a way of getting connected to the Internet here in Rome, but all … Continue reading →

Well, my friends, my Rome/Istanbul odyssey has begun. I am at an internet cafe in the Hong Kong airport at the moment. Cathy and I have been “on the road” since 4am Palm Sunday morning AEST. It is now 5pm … Continue reading →

Here is a lesson in how to be nice from Brian Coyne, the Editor of Catholica Australia. He emailed me with the link that he has put on Catholica to my website, and the description, which is as follows: Probably … Continue reading →

My poetical 10yr-old daughter has written an Easter Poem. (For her Christmas poem, see here). Here it is. All the shops they think its funny to sell a chocolate easter bunny and all young children nag their mums “please mum … Continue reading →