A note from Don Marco
Dear friends, I thank Lisa for giving you news of my arrival in Rome. I do not have internet access as yet and so have...
3 January, The Holy Name of Jesus
This will be my last entry until I get settled in at Santa Croce in Gerusalemmme in Rome. I leave tomorrow on the wings of...
Packing for the Eternal City
My dear friends Christopher and Lisa Hoffer–Schaefer and Nadine Casey spent their New Year’s Day afternoon and evening helping me pack. I would never have...
Adoro Te Devote, Latens Deitas
Caesar van Everdingen painted this magnificent Holy Family in 1660. Saint Joseph, with the open book of the Scriptures on his lap, appears absorbed by...
Saint Joseph, Advocate and Defender
A Priest’s Prayer to Saint Joseph Saint Joseph, I take you this day as my advocate and defender, my counselor and my friend. Open your...
