When St. Francis came back from Jerusalem, he wanted to make the scenes of Bethlehem visible for those who had never been to the holy land. So he created the first Nativity Scene on Christmas night in Greccio in 1223. Greccio is a small rural town an hour and half away from Rome. With two […]
Light and Salt of Uganda
I spent summer 2010 in Gulu, Uganda where Fr. Don, my ethics professor at St. Mary Seminary, has founded St. Kizito Counseling Center for the young Ugandans affected by guerilla warfare, disease, famine, etc. The time I was with the young people in Uganda was uplifting and inspiring because their eagerness to be Light and […]
Back in the Thousand Villages
Antananarivo is the capital of Madagascar, meaning the thousand villages. I am back in this primitive city since I visited in 2005 as a member of CRS. Nothing seems to change. One big difference might be that I am no longer a seminarain but a priest. The expreience that I had in Madagascar has lived […]
Prairie where the nature is fully natural
When I was a child, I used to watch a TV program called “The kingdom of animals.” It was all about animals of the prairies in Africa. Lion’s hunting, elephant’s elegant walking, thousands of hooves’ migration caught my eyes all the time. Safari was my utopia where I longed for. Masai Mara means Masai’s river […]
Leaving Bolivia
I had felt like being in the wonder land as Fr. Joseph and I traveled in Uyuni well known for its salt desert. During the travel, both of us severly suffered from headaches because of the altitude. La Paz, the capital of Bolivia, is located on the top of the Andes Mountain which is over […]