As you read this blog, I will be on my way to Ireland to serve as the National Delegate from the United States bishops’ conference to the 50th International Eucharistic Congress in Ireland. In this case, the event is to be held in Dublin, my home town. The Congress has created much excitement in Ireland that has not hosted a Eucharistic Congress since 1932,
Our visit with Pope Benedict XVI
Bishop Deshotel, Bishop Seitz and I just returned from Rome where, with the other bishops of Texas, we met with The Holy Father for our “Ad Limina” visit. The full phrase is “Ad Limina Apostolorum” and means “to the threshold of the apostles” and refers specifically to the tombs of Saints Peter and Paul.