Comments on: Buona sera!

By: E.A.R.

E.A.R. — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 16:56:04 +0000

Dear Cardinal Sean O’Malley,

I read about your website last Saturday in the New York times and saved the article.

I will follow this blog with great interest and I will be praying along with everyone on Sunday!

With very best wishes for a blessed trip,

By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 23:01:04 +0000

Cardinal Sean, I have greatly enjoyed your narrative and beautiful pictures. I hope you find time for rest amidst your duties! I will be letting our youth group at St. Mary of the Hills in Milton know about your blog.

Please say hi to Monsignor Deeley from the Connell Family

By: Rev. Matthew Lee

Rev. Matthew Lee — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 14:37:26 +0000

Thank you, Your Eminence, for such an interesting blog. I have brought it to the attention of the Catholic Midshipmen here at the Naval Academy. It will keep them updated and interested in your minitsry to the Church Universal.

Fraternally yours,
Reverend Matthew Lee
Lieutenant Commander, Chaplain Corps
United States Navy

By: Pat & Tom

Pat & Tom — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 05:19:35 +0000

Greetings from Fall River – Heard about your blog from an e-mail from Bettina and finally got to read of your adventures these last few days. The photos are awesome, and your comments both informative and inspiring! You’ve begun something very important with this blog and I pray you will find the time in your schedule to keep it up when you return to Boston – even if its only once a week. Tom loved your father’s comment about haircuts and confessions! May the remainder of your “pilgrimage” continue to be a blessing to you – and now to us!

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:41:37 +0000

Have come across your blog on a news item in NZ while bored at work!! It is very good and full of interesting information. Not sure we could get our Archdishop or Cardinal to do the same though.

God bless and continue to work hard for the youth of our world

By: John Bowden

John Bowden — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:23:10 +0000

This is spectacular your Emminence! Word is spreading quickly that you have a blog up — the Catholic blogosphere is excited.

Welcome to the Catholic blogging community! May God bless you and your ministry.
+JMJ+
John

By: Fran Novotny

Fran Novotny — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:04:07 +0000

Thoroughly enjoying your blog. Your photographer is doing a great job. I was in Rome for the pallium ceremony for our good friend, Abp Charles, and once later. Unbelievable city. Do keep this up–your talent for descriptive writing must have earned you A’s in college. From a ranch in the middle of South Dakota–God Bless You, Fran Novotny

By: Wm Riley

Wm Riley — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 23:36:27 +0000

Dear Cardinal,

Greetings from Indianapolis. Thank you for starting your blog. As I scrolled through the postings above, it became quite clear to me that you are reaching far beyond Boston. If you see the Holy Father, please tell him he is loved. God bless you.

Will Riley

By: Eileen

Eileen — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 23:16:57 +0000

What a wonderful way to share the beauty of Rome and the various services. Hopefully you will continue the blog when you get home..it would be way to continue preaching the message of Christ.

My prayers and best wishes!

By: Nicol�s

Nicol�s — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 21:21:49 +0000

Dear Cardinal Se�n,
I am a Swiss priest living on Majorca (Spain) and a fervent admirer since you became archbishop of Boston and even more after your elevation to the cardinalate. The way you exercise your ministry impresses me deeply and I am following all the news on your work I can catch. Also known to me though not personnel is Fr. Mauro J�ri, an other Swiss citizen, who has become Minister General of the Capuchins some weeks ago. It edifies me in seeing Francis of Assisi alive who gave the church and the mankind the wonderful, unbowed hope we need especially this very days and even more in the future.
May you be able with God�s help to continue your humble and unaffected Franciscan style of life and work as a paradigm for us all.
Yours in Christ,
Fr. Nicol�s

By: Bridgette

Bridgette — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 21:17:30 +0000

I am thoroughly enjoying your blog, and I am excited each time there is an update. I am a sixteen year old homeschooled student. Just today, I referred my friends to your blog because they will be doing a book report on St. Padre Pio. It’s fun to see Rome through your eyes, and it’s great to hear from our shepherd. I hope you continue blogging after your return to Boston!

By: Br Jack Rathschmidt

Br Jack Rathschmidt — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 21:09:32 +0000

Cardinal Sean,

What a great idea. Hope you can keep this up when you return to the States. The photos are great, but even better is the chance for so many to meet you “in your words”, through “your own eyes.”

Congratulations. You have started something important.

By: FJM Madden

FJM Madden — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 21:07:49 +0000

Greatly enjoying your Blog, especially the pictures of Rome which bring back great memories of my family’s trip to Rome in January 2006.

By: Ferde Rombola

Ferde Rombola — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 21:07:31 +0000

Dear Cardinal Sean, thanks for this blog and your comments. My wife Heidi and I were in Rome in June and we had a good time looking at your pics and exclaiming, “We were there!”

We visited Santa Maria della Vittoria (the Bernini is almost bigger than the church) where we offered a prayer for you and for our Archdiocese. May God continue to bless you. You’re doing a great job!

By: Dr Ronald Rainey

Dr Ronald Rainey — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 20:56:36 +0000

Your Eminence, thanks for the blog and its details about your trip to Rome; good luck on Sunday as you take possession of your titular church S Maria della Vittoria; I was in Rome in March for the consistory at which you received your red hat from Pope Benedict XVI and it was a moving experience to witness a bit of history in Piazza San Pietro; I shall be with you on Sunday, in spirit at least, and I wish you well; your episcopate in Boston ushers in a new era, one of spiritual renewal after some sad times with terrible consequences for so many; we look forward to the future; Ad multos annos! Ron Rainey

By: John Cronin

John Cronin — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 20:55:27 +0000

Thank you Your Eminence. Your blog is well written and quite informative. My prayers are with you and all priests these days. I am blessed and happy that I am a Roman Catholic and enjoy the gift of the Eucharist every day. Thank you again.

By: Mary Ann

Mary Ann — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 19:29:50 +0000

Cardinal, we are praying and waiting for your appearence on Going My Way! I would love to see you give Fr. Chris a run for his money!

By: Jerry O

Jerry O — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 19:26:09 +0000

Keep us in your prayers! Watch the Pasta!

By: Essy Dias

Essy Dias — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 18:18:17 +0000

Thank you so much for starting this blog. We are trully blessed to have you.

May the Lord guide and protect you.

Essy (St. Joseph’s Parish in Wakefield)

By: Jane Deger

Jane Deger — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 17:34:19 +0000

Thank you for sharing. Please keep the blog going.

I love LifeTeen because it always starts with the Eucharist and keeps Jesus at the center of our activities. (I am an adult volunteer in Rockland, MA)
Peace of Christ,
Jane

By: Padraig

Padraig — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 17:25:58 +0000

Dear Cardinal Sean,

You’re blog is a big hit here at MIT! Fr. Clancy mentioned it at Mass today so you can expect lots of extra hits. Keep up the great work.

Many many thanks,
Padraig

By: Georg

Georg — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:26:45 +0000

Thanks to You Eminency, that you’ve shared with us your often very personal impressions and experiences You’ve made the last days. I’ve really enjoyed it although I’m Austrian and far away from the States: You ve given me also a little bit an impression of the amercan way of catholic life. And last but not least I was very happy to see the pictures of the Holy Mass you celebrated in Chiesa Nuova on the altar of San filippo Neri, for in our parish wich belongs to the oratorians of saint philip too there’s the same altar and the same picture of this great apostel of Rome….

yours
Georg

By: Christopher

Christopher — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:19:59 +0000

Dear Cardinal Sean — Thank you for this great web site. I am not even Catholic (more an eclectic mix of faiths – ‘many paths – one destination’), but I love to learn new and interesting things about the Catholic Church and the faith of those who serve. I can see, just from a quick browse, that your site or blog is very educational and quite informative. And that is what we need more of in this torn world; more education, more enlightening information – so we may all learn that we are not really so different from one another, just on different paths. Thank you, bless you, and keep up the great work. — Your New Fan, Christopher

By: Peg Miller

Peg Miller — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:11:37 +0000

Thank you for sharing with us all your experiences this trip. I hope the communication continues when you return. I have been enjoying the pictures which have sparked memories of our choir trip to Italy in 1999. It was especially nice to see the Church of St. Philip Neri and be reminded again of the saint’s good sense of humor. We at St. Philip Neri Church in Newton know that it is important to maintain a sense of humor and not to take ourselves too seriously. Being open to new possibilities is difficult but not impossible as long as there are avenues of communication. Communication, like prayer, involves both talking and listening! Let us keep in dialog with each other – this blog is a good vehicle to begin that dialog in earnest.

By: M�nica Rizo Patr�n

M�nica Rizo Patr�n — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:09:58 +0000

Dear Cardinal Sean:
May God bless you, your work and your blog!
I live in Lima, Peru and have been reassured when reading about you and your call for all of us to sanctity, to prayer, to charity, to family love, to sacrifice. Ever since the sad events occurred within the US Catholic Church in 2002 I’ve been broken. To learn about your zeal to forgive, mend errors and teach the right way – have been the best news ever! Thanks!

By: PHK

PHK — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:02:22 +0000

Your Eminence, We are of course supposed to use the media to evangelise, so it is fab to see you grasp the newest media with both hands, rather than treat it with suspicion and hesitation. It is particularly courageous given all the recent trials on both sides of the Atlantic. Your enthusiasm makes your evangelisation even more effective! I really feel you are giving me a personal tour of Roman churches which I know so well – and some teaching for good measure! Please keep the blog going, and encourage others to give it a try. Best wishes from England. PHK

By: + Alan

+ Alan — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 15:50:53 +0000

And you knew it would get around to more than just your diocese too. Very cool that you have chosen to blog, to put yourself out there like that. It should be appreciated that a Cardinal would take the time and be aware of such a medium. Good job on getting comments too. You could well have hidden. Welcome to the blogosphere Cardinal Sean. Pax vobiscum.

By: Rupa Dhar

Rupa Dhar — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 15:15:26 +0000

Very Respected Cardinal Sean ,

I am very happy to find your blog site and am reading your blog joyfully . I am a Hindu but I believe in Jesus and respect you . So I wanted to know if you are not writing for me who is not a Catholic .

Please bless me so that I can grow stronger in my faith and sprituality .

Sincerely,
Rupa Dhar.

By: Aimee Milburn

Aimee Milburn — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 15:06:39 +0000

Dear Cardinal Sean,

I wish more Bishops would blog! I think you are a real ground breaker, and I hope you will be able to keep it up, not just during this trip to Rome. I started a blog this summer, for the purpose of sharing my thoughts about Catholicism, and have found it a terrific way to share my faith. It’s not called the “World Wide Web” for nothing – it’s connected me with people all over the world.

It’s also connected me with people interested in Catholicism, and I now have the pleasure of helping people into the RCIA process. It is a wonderful tool for communicating the gospel, and I encourage you to make the most of it. Yours is a true voice of the Apostles, so badly needed in the world today.

So, keep at it, and God be with you!

By: brother lesser

brother lesser — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 14:28:57 +0000

Again, thank you for your wonderful blog, Bishop Sean!

As far as our youth are concerned, I would have study groups research the Franciscan University of Steubenville and use “Stubie” as a “cookie cutter” to reach out to our youth. Nowhere else have I witnessed the devotion and entheusiasm these young people have for God and His Church! They must be doing something right…

I will be keeping you in my daily prayers!

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 12:59:11 +0000

Your Eminence – I’m in the UK and just wanted to say what a pleasure to read your blog. I will be in Rome on Wed 4th Oct, so your words and beautiful pictures have whetted my appetite for my brief return to the heart of Catholicism.

I was particulalry interested in the references to the Chiesa Nuova – I am very familiar with the Oratory which Cardinal Newman founded in Birmingham and so Newman is a firm favourite of mine. Let us pray that the work being done in your own diocese in relation to the furtherance of his Cause will bear much fruit. Cor ad cor loquitur.

By: Debbie P.

Debbie P. — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 12:33:29 +0000

Dear Cardinal Sean: What a gift it has been to read your blog. I sent it out to our Catholic homeschooling group. It’s a great way for the kids to experience Rome and the Vatican. I just love your LOL’s. Debbie P.

By: Xavier Miro Bruix

Xavier Miro Bruix — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 12:17:17 +0000

I love your blog. keep us updated in spain. vaya con dios

xavier

By: searching for holiness

searching for holiness — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 11:10:14 +0000

Good job on the blog.

By: friar minor

friar minor — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:02:10 +0000

What you write about the young people you encounter is very encouraging; and my impression of my peers here in the states is quite similar. It is certainly one of the “signs of the times” that we are called to read and act upon!

Thanks again!

By: Diane

Diane — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 09:53:13 +0000

Thanks for the wonderful pictures. I love the photos of Mass at St. Philips and appreciate you sharing (thanks to the photographer too).

Photos of the Mass are a great way to evangelize and to give cradle Catholics a way to better appreciate the beauty of it.

It took me a few days to “get it” with the ad orientem posture used at Assumption Grotto in Detroit – my home parish (and subject of my blog – photos included).

As I shifted in my seat as if to seek the face of the priest, I finally realized that in the Mass I should be seeking the face of God.

If blogging gets to be too much after your trip, try a few times weekly or even once weekly. Something from our shepherds is better than nothing.

Deo Gratias!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 07:32:26 +0000

Your Eminence,

Thank you so much for creating this blog, and for sharing your thoughts, your journey, and the beautiful photos. I feel like I am able to travel with you in spirit! Thank you most of all for sharing so much of your self – your thoughts and prayers. You are a joy. Boston is so blessed to have you. I had to laugh, when I read that you packed more books than you could possibly read on your trip – I tend to do that too – wishful thinking, I guess! It’s nice to know that our Cardinal is also a “book-a-holic”, LOL Also thank you for sharing your thoughts about St. Padre Pio, and so vividly describing your visit to San Giovanni Rotondo – beautiful! Thank you for your reminder “No matter what your walk of life, what your experience is, your particular vocation, we are all called to holiness.”

By: Michele Desmond

Michele Desmond — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 04:54:06 +0000

Dear Cardinal Sean,

When you first came to Boston, I knew there was something special about you. Your warmth, humor, and the love you have for our archdiocese never fails to move me.

Thank you for all that you do!

Michele D.
Stoneham, MA

By: t

Tue, 26 Sep 2006 04:12:15 +0000

Great Blog

By: Joe Henry

Joe Henry — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 03:45:04 +0000

Hello,
I’m reading the cardinal’s blog from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Thank you, Cardinal Sean, I’m enjoying your narrative.

By: Greg Rowles OFM Cao

Greg Rowles OFM Cao — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 03:36:32 +0000

Beaut reading…good pics. Congratulations excellent blog

Regards from “down under”

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 03:36:22 +0000

Cardinal Sean, I really enjoy your blog. Keep up the good work! God bless.

By: John Bryan

John Bryan — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 03:24:15 +0000

Cardinal Sean

I first heard you speak at Francisan University in Steubenville soon after you were appointed Archbishop of Boston. You made a big difference in my life as I was beginning to wonder if the spirit of St. Francis still lived in any of our Church hierarchy. You made us all realize that that spirit was indeed alive and well. I thank God that he has given you to his Church.

Your blog is great! I cannot see our Cardinal (Keeler) ever having a blog. lol While you are in Europe, you should visit the Franciscan University Campus in Gaming, Austria. I know that they would love to see, and hear you.

I will continue to pray for you as you do God’s work as St. Francis would have you do it.

God Bless, John

By: QuaVadis

QuaVadis — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 03:10:40 +0000

Hi there,

Rather delighted with your posting and in this very indepth details of the reasoning of the blog and wishing you continual success in this endeavour. Will continue to browse through your blog from time to time and will share it amongst my friends here in Malaysia.

By: Craig Gibson

Craig Gibson — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 03:09:01 +0000

Cardinal Sean,

The blog is awesome! Keep up the good work reaching out to all and drawing us closer to you!

The Cor Unum event was terrific and we missed you being there in person. Safe travels!

God bless you,

Craig and Nancy

By: Adam D

Adam D — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 03:06:02 +0000

Thank you for the thoughtful blog, Cardinal Se�n! It does indeed provide a nice, vicarious vacation kinda experience. I hope that it has some life beyond this present Rome trip too.

Adam D
Beverly, MA

By: Ted Martin

Ted Martin — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 02:23:54 +0000

Dear Cardinal Sean,

My name is Ted Martin. I am a seminarian for the Diocese of Kalamazoo Michigan and although not from your Archdiocese, I have really enjoyed your blog. It is just one more way to spread the love of Christ to the world and particularly to us young people. Thanks again and know of my prayers.

In XC,
Ted Martin