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The Cathedral of Saints Peter & Paul from the
front gates looking up. The statue of St.
Peter can be seen on the left. St. Paul is not
in view on far left.
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This is my favorite photo. The open front
door leading into the Cathedral. Note the
detail on the door. This photo hangs in my
home.
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School children playing in front of the Cathedral
doors on break. They loved having a photo with
me.
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An interior shot of the Cathedral.
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The main altar and the tabernacle.
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The high altar with tabernacle. On the lower
right is a hand-painted mural.
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The high altar from the left side with a different
hand-painted mural.
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The left side of the nave from the front doors.
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A view from the front of the Cathedral outside;
Hai Nguyen is on the left.
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The main gate and road leading
down to the Hong River. The Hong River was the
dividing line between North and South Viet Nam
during the war.
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A pre-school run by the sisters assigned to the
Cathedral. This two building school has about
100 students. Lay teachers do most of the
work. This is situated behind the Mother House
for this 300-year-old religious order, originally
founded by Vietnamese. I was the first white
man many of these kids had ever met. They were
very shy until the teacher introduced me. One
student was brave enough to come forward, then the
whole place was up for grabs; smiling, laughing,
touching the hair on my arms, etc.
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Here I am giving the children a blessing. They're all being told to put their hands together in prayer. Note the big smile on the
child in the middle looking at his buddy.
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Here I am giving a blessing to the sisters at the Mother House next to the pre-school. The sister with the white hair on the right facing the camera is in her late 90's. She has been in the Order for 82
years!
The blessing was all mine.
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At the home of Hai
Nguyen, Hue. Hai sits to
the left of me in the photo. I brought Hai
with me as tour guide and interpreter for Hue and
the pilgrimage. This trip was his first back
home since arriving in the US five years ago.
The family had a big celebration welcoming him home
and honoring me for his return.
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Riding the cyclo, the three-wheeled, man-powered
taxi. Hai, Joseph, and I went out at night
touring around the outside of the Imperial
City. At night a cool breeze comes in off the
ocean.
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