Who We Are
Samer al-Batal, a
born Byzantine Christian
who belongs to the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, is originally from Syria, has
lived in Canada and now lives in Lebanon. (Link: Samer and his mother on
the steps of the Eastern Orthodox shrine of Said Naya, Syria,
2004.) |
John Boyden, our traditional Roman
Rite member (more), has known John Beeler
in person since the 1980s and lives in Rome and sometimes in London.
(Link: John, right, gives TV travel-show presenter
Rick Steves, left, a tour of the
Vatican.) |
Dave McLaughlin, a Sept. 11
World Trade Center survivor and Irish
Gaelic speaker (Daithí Mac Lochlainn) who worships at
St Michaels Russian Catholic
Church, lives in New York. In January 2005 Dave stepped out and started his
own blog, The Gaelic
Starover. |
Lee Penn, a
Russian Catholic after being an
Episcopalian for about 20 years, lives in San
Francisco. (Here is a short article on Lee.)
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