After the consecration of the new St. Joseph Church yesterday, parish communities and ministers like the brothers and sisters and priests were invited to a lunch. I sat with the Missionaries of Charity. I had mass with them last Thursday and will again this coming Thursday morning before I leave. Eating with us is quite different from the sisters’ situation not long ago when they religious community rules would not allow them to eat in public with non-community members. It is wonderful now that they are more accessible to the whole community and their gifts and talents and faith are available to everyone. Next to me is Fr. Jeanluca, a PIME (Italian mission group) priest who is rector of the Phnom Penh seminary.
Saturday morning we had the consecration of the new St. Joseph Church building. Saturday evening we had the regular weekend mass in the new venue of St. Jude Thaddeus School. The English Catholic Community uses the covered rooftop of the school.
Most of my time here in Phnom Penh this visit has been meeting with people. I had a list of tasks to be accomplished but have not completed most of them because of so many meetings with individuals. Yesterday I met with Fr. Kevin Conroy, another former Maryknoll Associate Priest. He and I lived together at the previous Maryknoll office. I met him in his new room in the Tuol Tum Poung area.
In the background in the center of the photo is a 10-storey orange building which is the guesthouse where I am staying this trip. It costs me $15 a night.
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2 thoughts on “On the road again (Phnom Penh 5)”
I’m afraid you aren’t gonna want to come back to the states!!! Glad you are having a good time 🙂 !
It’s attractive to stay, Donna, but I think I’m committed now to life in the US. Age,the probability of illness, lack of insurance, and other factors make that the most realistic choice.
I’m afraid you aren’t gonna want to come back to the states!!! Glad you are having a good time 🙂 !
It’s attractive to stay, Donna, but I think I’m committed now to life in the US. Age,the probability of illness, lack of insurance, and other factors make that the most realistic choice.