Back from France

We just got done with a three-day weekend. We went to Le Mans, France for the beatification ceremonies of Fr. Basil Antoine-Marie Moreau, the founder of the Congregation of the Holy Cross. Fr. Moreau sent missionaries throughout the world, including to Northern Indiana, where Fr. Edoaurd Sorin was instructed to start a school. And that's how the University of Notre Dame du Lac came to be.

Travelling was eventful, almost to Murphy's Law proportions. The Chunnel ran late, we missed our connection, a camera was forgotten (and then recovered), a purse was stolen (and not recovered), people got on the wrong trains, etc. Knowing French would have smoothed things over a bit.

On the plus side, we got to visit the Cathedral of St. Julien in Le Mans as well as the Chartres Cathedral. Very nice places. More details and pictures later.