One of the largest Catholic conventions in the country, the Religious Ed Congress draws thousands of people to Anaheim every year. We have always enjoyed this event as sort of a mini retreat to rekindle our faith.
This year our favorite talk was given by Fr. Ronald Rolheiser, a speaker, author and columnist for the Tidings. Years ago I read his book, "The Holy Longing" and have been an admirer of his ever since. His talk this year was entitled, "Giving Away Our Deaths" (all about the three stages of discipleship as outlined by John of the Cross) and was excellent.
The arena
After our first day of Congress we headed down the street
to Downtown Disney for dinner.
It was a beautiful night - full moon and all.
Disneyland fireworks over the House of Blues
On Sunday, after our morning talks, we gathered in the
arena for Mass with our new Archbishop, Jose Gomez.
Coincidentally, he was the Archbishop of San Antonio
for a number of years and during our time in Texas, we
had the opportunity to hear him speak. We were very
impressed with him then and are thrilled to have
him here in L.A. with us now.
A great way to conclude our weekend retreat.
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