The month of January derives etymologically from the Roman god Janus. According to ancient mythology, he was a two-faced figure: one face looking backward, the other while the other looking forward. He stood at the threshold of doors or, in this case, at the beginning and end of the year. As our calendar marks the month of January, we, too, can look forward and backward and ask ourselves various questions.
On pilgrimages, we often take groups to the Catacombs of San Callisto. As we drive along the ancient road, the Via Appia Antica, leading up to the entrance just outside the old city walls, there sits a nondescript little church. Its name is unusual as it is a question: “Domine, Quo Vadis?”; Latin for “Lord, where are you going?”
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