The Manger, Now with Baby Jesus Lying There Today is the feast of Stephen. I chose this great saint and first martyr of the …

Today, in the City of David, a savior has been born for you who is Christ the Lord (Luke 2:11) Today was a very …

Melkite Church Where We Had Mass This Morning The sun is setting here in Bethlehem on Christmas Eve and there’s a great sense of …

This morning we did what you might call a service project that turned into an absolutely wonderful time for all of us. Today we …

Today we had a rather unique opportunity to attend a special ecumenical gathering at Bethlehem University. The heads of the various religious denominations in …

We had class all morning and now this afternoon I have been writing all the wonderful reflections that you are reading here. I hope …

Today was a free day. I spent quite a bit of time organizing all my pictures from Galilee and making them ready to publish …

Church of the Annunciation, Great Upper Church We got up today and got a quick “official” tour of the Church of the Annunciation. We’ll …

The “Wedding Church” at Cana Our first stop today was the city of Cana. It is actually very close to Nazareth and only took …

Ruins of Herod’s Palace at Caesarea Today we loaded up the bus bright and early and headed north for a 3 day tour of …