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Father Francis P. DeSiano, CSP | 02/13/15

The following is a homily based on the Scripture readings for Sunday, Feb. 15. Questions frame our lives. As soon as children begin to talk,...

Father Thomas Ryan, CSP | 02/13/15

Mahabalipuram is one of the 16 World Heritage Sites being protected and developed by the Archeological Survey of India. The small town contains around 25...

Father Thomas Ryan, CSP | 02/12/15

There are just three sites in the world where a church is built over the tomb of one of Jesus’ apostles: St. Peter’s in Rome;...

Father Thomas Ryan, CSP | 02/12/15

Another travel day – this time involving a bus ride and two flights – with Chennai (Madras) on the southeastern coast of India as the...

Father Thomas Ryan, CSP | 02/10/15

The wake-up call this morn was 5 a.m., and at 5:30 we were on the bus and headed back to the river to witness the...

Father Thomas Ryan, CSP | 02/08/15

We had ample opportunity today to take in both the countryside and street life via a three-hour bus ride from Agra to Delhi for a...

Father Thomas Ryan, CSP | 02/07/15

We overnighted in Agra in Jaypee Hotel, the largest (381 rooms) many of us have ever been in. Just finding the way from one’s room...

Father Thomas Ryan, CSP | 02/06/15

We began the day by celebrating the Eucharist in St. Xavier Church, located on a campus that includes a Jesuit grade school, high schools and...

Father Thomas Ryan, CSP | 02/05/15

From Nepal, back to India, a country divided into 29 states with the second-largest population in the world. Destination: Jaipur, in the state of Rajasthan,...

Father Thomas Ryan, CSP | 02/04/15

From Bhaktapur we rode higher into the Himalayas to the little village of Nagarkot at an elevation of 6,000 feet elevation. We were greeted by...

Father Thomas Ryan, CSP | 02/03/15

This day was pure poetry. So much so, that we’ll break it into two parts, Part I today and Part II as tomorrow’s posting since...

Father Terrence P. Ryan, CSP | 02/03/15

In the Church, we believe in transubstantiation. It means that the bread and wine of the altar becomes the body and blood of Jesus. I...