DIOCESE OF LONDON (ONTARIO) CANADA Part Two

Got to Charlotte on time. 
Waiting to board the plane to Toronto
yesterday morning. 


FINALLY ARRIVED IN CANADA




Landing in the great city of Toronto yesterday morning. 



Miles away from downtown Toronto, the suburbs look like several small cities themselves.




Our Hotel Chapel




Bishop Fabbro leading us in Mass Monday evening.




A table of friendly priests. 




Father Nichola is from the South Sudan. He escaped the civil war and came to Canada in 2004. He is a Franciscan priest of the OFM Egypt Province. His people were evangelized by the Italians and so he and many of his family have Italian first names. Canada is very internationalized. They have priests from all over the world. 



They are beginning to gather for the first conference, 




Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Dabrowski, originally from Poland. 



Father Sebastian, a Rosarian priest, is from Sri Lanka. 




Morning Prayer




Father Jason Tellis (from India) and Father Phillip Joseph (from Pakistan). 






SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK

2018 COMMON RETREAT FOR PRIESTS OF THE DIOCESE OF LONDON

 INTENTIONAL PRESBYTERATES II

Made Holy By Our Shared Ministry

Rev. Ronald Knott

May 7 – May 11, 2018

May 28 - June 1, 2018

Monday

12:00 p.m. *                            Lunch 

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.            Free time / rest

1:45 p.m.                                 Midday Prayer in common

2:00 p.m.                                 Conference I

                                                PRESBYTERAL THEOLOGY: A QUICK REVIEW

                                                “Claiming Our Common Sense of Purpose as a Team”

5:00 p.m.                                 Mass

6:00 p.m.                                 Dinner

7:00 p.m.                                 Conference II 

                                                QUIT WHINING AND PUT ON YOUR BIG BOYS PANTS

                                                Personal Commitment to Serious Priesting Without Excuses

 8:30 p.m.                                Night Prayer and Rosary (optional)

Tuesday

 8:00 a.m.                                Breakfast

 9:00 a.m.                                Morning Prayer in common

 9:30 a.m.                                Conference III

                                                PUTTING THE OXYGEN MASK ON YOURSEF FIRST BEFORE                                                 ASSISTING OTHERS

                                               Tackling Your Own Apathy, Cynicism, Narcissism, Neglect

11:00 a.m.                               Mass

12:00 p.m.                               Lunch

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.            Free time / rest

2:00 p.m.                                 Conference IV

                                                LESSONS FROM THE PARABLE OF “THE RABBI’S GIFT”

                                                “There is No Rescue Party Out Looking for You”

5:00 p.m.                                 Evening Prayer in common

6:00 p.m.                                 Dinner

7:30 p.m.                                 Exposition / Holy Hour             

Wednesday

8:00 a.m.                                Breakfast

9:00 a.m.                                Morning Prayer in common

9:30 a.m.                                Conference V

                                               GIVE ME A BREAK

                                               Saying “No” to Gossip, Jealousy and Suspicion

11:00 a.m.                              Mass

12:00 p.m.                              Lunch

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.           Free time / rest

2:00 p.m.                                Conference VI

                                               THROWING OFF THE CRUSH OF GARBAGE

                                                “The Power of Forgiveness”

5:00 p.m.                                 Evening Prayer in common

6:00 p.m.                                 Dinner

7:30 p.m.                                 Scriptural Rosary

Thursday

8:00 a.m.                                Breakfast

9:00 a.m.                                Morning Prayer in common

9:30 a.m.                                Conference VII

                                               THE JONAH COMPLEX

                                               The Convenience and Selfishness of Playing Small

11:00 a.m.                              Mass

12:00 p.m.                              Lunch

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.           Free time / rest

 2:00 p.m.                               Conference VIII

                                               PROTECTING THE FIRE, NOT PRESERVING THE ASHES

                                               Lessons From Pope Francis

 5:00 p.m.                               Evening Prayer in common

 6:00 p.m.                               Dinner

 7:30 p.m.                               Communal Celebration of the Sacrament of Penance

                                               FOR WHAT WE HAVE FAILED TO DO

                                               A Priest’s Examination of Conscience

 Friday

 8:00 a.m.                               Breakfast

 9:00 a.m.                               Morning Prayer

 9:30                                       Conference IX

                                               THE SHOW MUST GO ON

                                               We Don’t Have the Luxury of Coming Unglued

 11:00 a.m.                              Mass

 12:00 p.m.                              Lunch / Departure