Thomas Johnson, our seminarian in Rome at the Pontifical North American College had a chance during the summer (2023) to visit the Holy Land. Thomas is finishing his first year of a four-year program there. He was with a group of seminarians who were able to visit the Roman Catholic Patriarch of Jerusalem (Emeritus); Thomas is seated to the bishop’s left. The encounter and discussion explored the challenges of ecumenism and the difficulties of the Church in Jerusalem. Please continue to pray for our seminarians who are preparing to serve the parishes in eastern Montana.