Happy Australia Day! (Melbourne Day 1)
Anil Modak (pictured in the last photo above), a dear friend of mine who is like a brother to me, came out to visit. He was in Sydney for...
Rottnest
I made an executive decision to stay an extra day after the Australian Catholic Youth Festival and go visit the quokkas on Rottnest. We...
Merry Christmas 2019
Merry Christmas! Hope that you and yours are celebrating the day together. You are all in my thoughts and prayers. Above are some...
Australian Catholic Youth Festival 2019: Perth
A couple weeks back our Youth Group and Young Adults Group (with me) traveled to Perth, a city on the west coast of Australia for the...
Abba-wonderful-lanche
The time has finally come for our "Abbalanche" fun'draiser! A couple of our parishioners (Lesley and Peter Watter, pictured in 1 in...
Pics from "Galaxy's Edge" Disneyland and LA LA Land
Hello all! I am back in Australia, just a little over a week. Still I am trying to get past the jet lag! No fun, but better with each...
Return of the Jedi at the Opera House
Some wonderful parishioner friends purchased tickets to the Sydney Opera House...to see Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, with the...
Vivid Sydney 2019
On May 30, I headed down to the city via the new train station that opened up about 2 miles from my doorstep. (These fist two shots are...
To the Land of Sand and Pyramids!
ARRIVAL: After the Dead Sea soak, we got on our plane for a 3.5 hour flight from Jordan to Cairo. My associate Fr. Gerard complained...
Happy Easter 2019
Happy Solemnity of the Lord's Resurrection! I have been suffering from what I call "Easter hangover." Not because I've been drinking, but...