Today I completed my talks in Goa India. Archbishop Philip Neri was there for all three days. I was speaking for five times a day for three days. They were 14 hour days. I love serving Jesus and his Church.
For the first two days I spoke to lay people and the group was way over 2,000 sitting in heat for the whole day!
Today (Monday) I spoke only to religious: priests, sisters and seminarians. There were over 500 in attendance. I spoke to them from 10 AM -5 PM. They were beautiful, devote, spiritual and enthusiastic bunch of Catholics – the spiritual leaders of the whole Archdiocese of Goa!
What a day! Tomorrow we head back to Bombay for 6 more days of talks, then on to Egypt and Jordan and Israel. Please pray for us!
(Picture below: the priests and religious and seminarians of Goa!)
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Thanx for rocking us!!!!!!
I attended the 2 days talk you had for us in Goa. I must tell you that it was an amazing experience, I learnt a lot and fill charged up in being the Lord’s messenger. I thank God for you and your wife’s conversion. Never in my life did I ever hear people talk so openly and speak from their heart about their catholic faith.
I feel all catholics especially the priest and all the religious should have also been there for these two days. If they couldn’t make it because of silly excuses then I think they’ve missed a once in life time opportunity.
You might be surprised why priest/religious (for these two days talk) too, even though they had a one day talk. That’s because on a very sad note that they (priests/religious) often miss guide on such crucial issues e.g. New Age (yoga), the liturgy, faith, ecumenism, inter-religious dialogue, etc. To illustrate, yoga, these same priests (most of them) actually practise and advice people do it. I in fact spoke to one priest that it wasn’t right for us Catholic’s to do it because its contrary to our faith but he simply said the Vatican has made a mistake. I feel sometimes the church in Goa is trying to be detached from the Vatican doing what they like.
I have really lots to say with regard to the situation here. I am sure your talk for them will have made a difference. I always pray for our priests that they may change.
Hopefully in the near future you’ll make another trip and enrich us more especially our pastors.
God bless you both.
I had watched Steve on EWTN and so I was most delighted to watch him in my own home state — Goa. Steve has done a great job all through out — he sure is on fire for Jesus! May God bless Steve as he labours in the Lord’s vineyard!
I hope I get a chance to hear him again!