Now today really tested my willpower, strength, and spirit.We got up at around 7am to have breakfast with the family before leaving. They had prepared a huge German breakfast for us and everyone was up and waiting to say goodbye. Coffee, tea, rye bread, jam, cheese, a hard boiled egg, buns, and orange juice. After eating and chatting a bit …
A wet day….
The next morning we went to Catachesis and then headed to Bonn…the only city in the area where we hadn’t been yet. Bonn is the old capital of Germany and is actually pretty small in comparison to other cities. The university is one of the main attractions; it classes are held in very old and beautiful buildings, and the campus …
Mass Posting
OK so I just thought I’d explain everything below. I’ve been typing posts, but haven’t been able to get an internet connection for some time. Therefore, I am posting all of the recent posts at once and ‘backdating’ them so they are in to correct order. I’m not 100% sure if the dates are correct, but the order of each …
Benedict stopped by…
I had a pretty good day today. I’ve been feeling much better in the crowds and have been working on stopping to smell the roses.We got up early and had breakfast with Martin and got to meet one of his sons Christian. Later we went to morning prayer (all spoken in German…) and then went to catecesis: songs, a talk …
The Pilgramage
Today we went to Cologne to join in a pilgramage from an area on the Rhein to the Cathedral (Dom). It was pretty cool. We walked at least 5km in total with specific relfections and songs to sing the whole way. Pete and I have some pretty good photo’s that we’ll have to post soon. Anyways, the train to Cologne …