At a Wedding in Cerfroid, France, Aug 4, 2012

A collection of photos from our participation in friends' wedding at Cerfroid, France

Xavier and Virginie at Civil Wedding, 4 August, Luzancy, Seine et Marne, France

This whole day was a joyous event
with this loving couple
their families and friends
and many young folks from the couple's "past life" as Boy Scout and youth leaders

At Versailles, Squinting with the Newly Weds

it's been a hectic week; after being in La Ferte sous Jouarre for Xavier's wedding we returned to Paris to continue our visit....we visited Notre Dame, braving the long lines to go inside -and pray- for all our intentions, especially for our sick friends...
We were not far from the Sacre Couer and that was another highlight for Aura....

On Tuesday 7th we made a day trip to Versailles to the New Weds, Xavier & Virginie

On Thursday we left for Lyon. a city we enjoyed immensely because it was less overwhelming than Paris and the area between the two rivers, Rhone and Saone, was very elegant -I love rivers
We took a short cruise up the Saone on Thursday evening...wonderful
Friday we took the bus tour and l'Open Tour as they say in French....stunning was the ride to the top of the Fourviere[?] Hill where stands the stunning Notre Dame...the old part of Lyon, founded by the Romans...Later with Xavier I remembered that St Irenaeus was one of the first bishops of Lyon....a wonderful preacher and teacher, a holy man....who pronounced the wonderful phrase -taken up again by Fr John Power in his books- "The Glory of God is man fully alive" [Gloria Dei homo vivens]

Someone like you

The melody I can't forget and want to sing

 "Cardinal DePaolis, will you wake up and smell the coffee!"

Sorry for not updating this; but I have also been writing on Facebook, as irishmexican43.
Back at work after the trip to Montreal, CAN, where Aura and I touristed and worked at the International Cultic Studies Association annual conference.

All is well in Annandale right now; work goes on, doctors' visits take their normal course for a 68 year old white Caucasian, and I try to stay abreast of my various 'hobbies', including outreach to former members of the Legion of Christ, -this mission, begun back in 1985, continues to be my 'second vocation' with all the pains and happiness it entails. It gives me great satisfaction to learn that I have helped others 'break the bonds' of slavery to cult like groups within the Catholic Church.
Recently, the happiness has been heightened as more and more people come out of the woodwork to freely express themselves about their experiences with the repressive Legion of Christ and its Regnum Christi Movement. Much is happening now as Cardinal DePaolis, the Apostolic Delegate, tries to reform both institutions but seems to have begun on the wrong foot and continues to make a hash of things. So that is why we 'dissidents' just don't shut up. He is tip toeing around a real elephant in the kitchen and making half assed efforts instead of getting to the root of the problem -a very poisoned leadership and operational system.
"Cardinal DePaolis, will you for Christ's sake wake up and smell the coffee!"

Off to Montreal, Canada, on Sat 30 June

Aura and I are taking part in the International Cultic Studies Association Annual Conference -Damage and Manipulation


Meeting with friends there also; we hope to tourist Montreal and environs and take a trip to Quebec; maybe pick up a bit of French or venture into speaking "quelques mots" -a few words, just in case you get me wrong with the mots piece.


Your humble servant will be presenting a paper together with Canadian, Peter Kingsland, on the Fruits of the Legion of Christ and Regnum Christi Movement, the fruits being the Good, the Bad, and the plain Ugly.

With Marita and Lalo's baby, May 2012

                                          Aura moved and her nose got squashed! Americans say "squished"!
Otherwise we had a great time playing with this wonderful baby, Lalin... "Little Eddie".