At lunch, we had our first meal with a new visitor, Fr. Ludovic Gault from France. Fr. Ludovic is Vicar General from a diocese just south of Paris. He will be visiting Phat Diem for two weeks with his friend, Fr. Huy. I have to say that Fr. Ludovic speaks darn good Vietnamese.
At left are Fr. John, Fr. Ludovic, Bishop Joseph, and Fr. Huy. Lunch was fun because we were all making jokes in three languages.
In the summers I spend time with my good friends in Phat Diem, Vietnam, a small country village with a world famous cathedral. Here are some of my musings. If you would like to correspond, please email me: garymeegan@gmail.com.
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Yes, Dinh had a run in with a bee. It seems he was pruning the trees and a little one decided he did not like the look on Dinh's face. ...
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As you can imagine, anniversaries are just as important here in Vietnam as they are in the States. As it was Bishop Joseph's 23rd annive...
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Festival tomorrow, so it was time again to stock up on pork. Two professional butchers come and do this, humanely slaughtering the ani...