Bishop Edward Malesic of our Greensburg Diocese, along with three of our priests, travelled to the Diocese of Tagum in the Philippines for the Episcopal Ordination of that Diocese's fourth Bishop, Bishop Medil S. Aseo. Our bishop was one of the ordaining bishops for the new head of that local Church. The reason he was there was simple: Father Medil, up until the time of his appointment, was serving as a missionary priest in a parish of our diocese as a part of our international priests program. He had been with us for less than a year, on loan from his home diocese of Tagum, which he now leads. He is a quiet, learned, friendly man who in a short time endeared himself to our diocese and the local Filipino community. We wish him well as he embarks upon this new journey of grace as a successor of the Apostles. I have included some pictures of the ordination.
Bishop Medil Aseo and Bishop Edward Malesic
The Laying on of Hands at the Ordination
The bishops in attendance
Two views of the Cathedral in Tagum and the crowd of 4,000 in attendance
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Also this past week I saw some pictures of a very famous and historic church in Paris, Notre Dame. These pictures were posted on Facebook by a young friend of mine, Sean Newhouse, as he was spending some time in England and touring other parts of Europe.
Sean is the son of very good friends, Mary Ann and Deacon Bill Newhouse, and I had the honor of baptizing Sean at the Church of Saint Paul in Greensburg many years ago as an infant. He is a student at the University of Dayton, and we are very proud of him.
Notre Dame has always fascinated me ever since I saw the original "Hunchback of Notre Dame" a long time ago. Since I will never get to visit, I thank Sean for sharing these pictures from across the pond. Enjoy.
You can almost see Quasimodo in the bell towers
Sean at another Paris attraction
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