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12 Israel: Museum, Jordan River, Jericho, Qumran, Dead Sea, Camels

We call today, the Optional Day, because some people prefer to use it as a free day, while others go on the planned itinerary. Today, 36 of our 56 decided to choose the Optional Day and we had a blast. The 1/4 acre Temple Model from the time of Christ and the Dead Sea scrolls […]

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11 Israel: Gethsemane, Mt. Olives, Upper Room and more

It’s always a moving experience to begin the day at Gethsemane, with Mass at the rock where Jesus sweat drops of blood. Amer and I give our talks there about the meaning and agony of the garden. Then we drive up the Mount of Olives to the Church of Paternoster, from which Jesus ascended into […]

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Israel 9: Bethlehem all day!

On our way to Bethlehem I shared all the levels of history of that city from Abraham, Isaac and Jacob until today. Fabulous history in layers like a birthday cake. We started out at the Nativity Gift store, which is bright and beautiful with the finest of Christian-made local products, especially olive wood and Jerusalem […]

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Israel 9: Bethlehem all day!

On our way to Bethlehem I shared all the levels of history of that city from Abraham, Isaac and Jacob until today. Fabulous history in layers like a birthday cake. We started out at the Nativity Gift store, which is bright and beautiful with the finest of Christian-made local products, especially olive wood and Jerusalem […]

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Israel 8: Caesarea Philippi, Beatitudes, Visitation, Jerusalem

Because there’s a big bike race around the Sea of Galilee today all the major roads are closed which complicated our itinerary. So we switched sites around and today we walked for a half a mile from the hotel to access our bus. Then we drove the hour and a half north to the Lebanese […]

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Israel 7: Capernaum, Boat Ride, Sites around the Sea

Started out with Mass at the House of St. Peter (and Jesus) in Capernaum. Always amazing to have Mass at the place where Jesus said “Eat My Flesh, and Drink My Blood“. The readings for the Gospel are always John Chapter 6! I gave my talk “Defending the Eucharist“ and gave everyone time to explore […]

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Jordan 5: Baptismal Site of Jesus, Jordan Vally, Arrivals in Israel

Today is our final day in the country of Jordan and we arrived in Israel later today. We started the day at the baptismal site of Jesus at the Jordan River, where we celebrated Mass, renewed our baptismal vows, and I gave my talk on Being Born Again. We saw the Hill of Elijah where […]

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Jordan 5: Baptism Site of Jesus, north thru Jordan Valley, Arrivals into Israel

Today is our final day in the country of Jordan and we arrived in Israel later today. We started the day at the baptismal site of Jesus at the Jordan River, where we celebrated Mass, renewed our baptismal vows, and I gave my talk on Being Born Again. We saw the Hill of Elijah where […]

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Jordan 3: Nebo, Madaba, Machaerus, Petra

Everyone knows what a Bucket List is. Well, today a lot of folks checked off a big item on their Bucket List, which was visiting Petra. Actually, we just arrived late this evening, but tomorrow morning is the walk back into the exotic and unbelievably beautiful city of Petra built out of rock. But before […]

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