Paul Badde was a friend.
We conversed by email a lot and met up with each other and our wives every time we are in Italy. He often addressed our groups with his contagious passion for Our Lord, Our Lady and the Church.
He is the one who introduced Janet and and I to the Volto Santo (Holy Face) in Manoppello Italy. Every time we led a group through Italy, we’d stop and have Mass at this great gift to the Church.
Janet and I stayed at a bed-and-breakfast in Manoppello for a week, attending daily Mass at the Church of the Holy Face and reading Paul Badde’s exciting adventure following the Volto Santo from the tomb of Christ until today.
He died yesterday of a long lasting illness. A short notice was sent out by Catholic News Agency. Our favorite book of his is “The Face of God” published by Ignatius Press.
