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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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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I just figured out how to post videos using YouTube, so here are the kids from Hoa La parish.
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Every year I not only stay with Bonh and Vinh Nguyen in Hanoi, but they also come to Phat Diem and help me teach. Binh is the master teach...