Harry’s Cafe de Wheels
So my friend Dan Twohig has been to Sydney before and insisted that I go to Harry’s Cafe de Wheels to get an Aussie Meat Pie called the Tiger. His…
Benedict’s Family
John Allen has a great story today about Pope Benedict’s cousin and childhood playmate, who happens to live in Australia (Melbourne though, not Sydney). The money quote at the end…
BridgeClimb in Sydney
One word: Awesome. Do you have a pic of you next to the Sydney Opera House like this? if you do, you are just as cool as I am. We…
Breakfast in Sydney
This big fella flew right up to the ledge where I was eating breakfast. So a snapped a cameraphone pic. The waiter had trouble knowing what type of bird he…
Sydney, Australia: Pre-World Youth Day
After a rather enjoyable 15 hour plane ride from Los Angeles, I touched down in Sydney and am waiting for colleagues to join me. So for these two days I…
Off to Sydney and World Youth Day
So I’m sitting in the airport at LAX waiting for my Qantas flight to Australia. Besides being in the presence of the Pope, I’m excited to go to the Land…
Paulist Press Gala
Headed to Paulist Press today for their celebration of the Paulist 150th Anniversary. They’ve been at it for 141 of those 150 years and one particular Paulist, Fr. Kevin Lynch,…
Bob Sheppard not ready yet
Since I’ve seen a few bloggers incorrectly quote 98 year old Yankee announcer Bob Sheppard saying that he was going to be back at the Stadium on July 1–I’d like…
Reflections on my Last World Youth Day in Toronto
So back in 2002 I went to World Youth Day in Toronto, the last WYD that John Paul II attended. I remember the place being overloaded with teen-agers most of…
John Allen Comments on Archbishop Burke and his Promotion
Awesome article today from our esteemed colleague John Allen on the promotion of Archbishop Raymond Burke of St. Louis as Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura–essentially the highest Court of the…