I had a wonderful encounter this afternoon with Fr. Don Calloway when he celebrated Mass at a Roman parish near my home for a group of American pilgrims, many in Italy for the first time!
I had seen his FB post last night about a pilgrimage (they all arrived this morning) and wrote to ask if there was time for us to finally meet in person! His answer was: 4 pm Mass at Santa Maria delle Grazie alle Fornaci!
It was a wonderful meeting, all the more special because we met in a church for the Eucharist, and also the fact that today is the feast of St. Joseph the Worker and you know how special St. Joseph is in his life! His wonderful book, “Consecration to St. Joseph: The Wonders of our Spiritual Father,” is everything you ever wanted to know about St. Joseph and has so much in it you never dreamed you had to know!
Fr. Calloway’s words, his portrait of Joseph, made this saint shoot to the top of my list of favorite saints. St. Joseph is a huge part now of my everyday life and I’ve posted many a photo of the “sleeping St. Joseph” I have on my desk!
And this is my favorite St. Joseph the Worker image!
By the way, Fr. Calloway’s newest book is “Eucharistic Gems: Daily Wisdom on the Blessed Sacrament.”
POPE: HOLY SEE WILL WORK TO RETURN UKRAINIAN CHILDREN TAKEN TO RUSSIA
Pope Francis speaks to journalists traveling with him on the return flight to Rome from his Apostolic Journey to Hungary, and discusses the Holy See’s efforts to facilitate a truce in Ukraine and the return of Ukrainian children from Russia, as well as his recent hospitalization and recovery.
By Vatican News
In his traditional press conference aboard the return flight to Rome from Budapest, Pope Francis spoke to reporters about a range of issues.
These included the Holy See’s efforts to facilitate the return to Ukraine of Ukrainian children taken to Russia during the war, hopes for peace, and contacts with the Kremlin, along with ecumenical dialogue. He also mentioned his health following his hospitalization at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital the week before Palm Sunday.
The Pope also spoke about the return of the Parthenon artifacts to Greece, calling it an example for similar gestures in the future.
The following is a working translation of the Pope’s in-flight press conference from the original Italian.
FOR FULL STORY: Pope: Holy See will work to return Ukrainian children taken to Russia – Vatican News
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