Well, to get you guys caught up with me, I've got to start with...

...I AM HAVIN' THE BEST TIME OF MY LIFE OUT HERE!!! Emmanuel School of Missions, this evangelisation formation program is amazing. Everything we are learning, experiencing, and living is far beyond what I imagined. I don't know where to begin. Maybe I'll start with just living, living in Rome for me, is a dream. When I first visited Rome the previous year, ever since I came back to the U.S., I felt like Rome was just calling me back. This place just really feels like home for me. The late Pope John Paul II the Great said, "No one is a foreigner when they visit Rome because it is the Eternal City of the Universal Church.". Also, the classes that we have are so interesting, moving, and very rich in Truth. Imagine having your mind and your eyes opened to the simple truths about life like, our humanity, our existence, and its meaning, what true freedom is. For example, I remember we were in a group discussion and one my fellow brothers asked something about the churches teaching and the rules we are supposed to follow and so and so. And our teacher for that day, first answered the question by explaining that if you look at the church's teaching as a set of rules you have to follow, then they become burdensome, they become this sort of weight on your shoulders. He said that we shouldn't look at the church's teaching as a set of rules but as God's guiding light that will bring us, to the summit of our humanity, to the summit of Love and Truth. There is so much more we learn, it is awesome.

I guess I can't write everything in this first post, but I just wanted to get something out there. Here is a link to the brochure about the school, www.esm-rome.com

God Bless!!! And know that I'm keeping you all in my prayers.
Ave Maria!!! A.M.D.G.