Sunday, December 23, 2007

Discipleship Program, Abu Dhabi

St Joseph's Cathedral, Abu Dhabi, UAE

The saying by Jesus, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own hometown," came sharply to mind yet again as I saw a relatively empty church on the first day of the three day Discipleship Program in Abu Dhabi on December 20. It didn't help my general mood to have the sound act up badly on me as well, but by the time the Program was over, all was well with the world again. The church had filled up, the sound was great, and there were enough people who were touched to have made the effort all worthwhile. We had the sessions videotaped for the first time and hopefully will be able to offer them on the site some time in the near future.

Friday, December 14, 2007

Fr. Franklin D'Souza

Fr. Franklin D'Souza had his audience in splits

Yet another distinguished speaker and anointed man of God spoke to the HSI Community today. We have been blessed with a number of wonderful people ministering to us and sharing their experiences and knowledge. Fr. Franklin D'Souza, whom I had the pleasure of meeting when I had conducted the Discipleship Program in Mangalore — he said the Holy Mass before my sessions — was the latest.