Greetings From Mexico!

CruiseAs you read this, I should be in or on my way to Mexico for Catholic Answers’ annual apologetics cruise.

Contrary to a popular impression, this is NOT a vacation for me or the other Catholic Answers folks who are going.

While enjoyable, these cruises are HARD WORK for us, frequently with us being up until after midnight and then awake and on the go by 7 a.m.

We really knock ourselves out trying to be available for the attendees–in talks, in personal discussions and meetings, etc.

After a week of having to be "on" constantly during my waking hours, I’m ready for a break.

That being said, I really enjoy going, and it’s always great to meet and interact with supporters of the ministry–particularly those we get to know especially well because they come back year after year.

Now: What does this mean for the blog?

Well, it means I won’t be able to do my blog posts the night before, so I may not be able to blog responses to e-mail until I get back.

I may be able to slip in a few live blogs depending on how well my electronics synch up from Mexico.

I also have pre-written at least some posts for every day this week (which was why blogging last week was a tad lighter than usual).

And, as always, I invite my co-bloggers to let fly with anything they’ve been wanting to say. Here’s a BIG thanks to them in advance!

So don’t fear: The cruise doesn’t mean the blog will go on hiatus for a week!

If any readers are planning to be on the cruise, I look forward to meeting you (as I may be doing even at this moment). If other readers would like to come next year, I look forward to meeting you then! It’ll be great!

Author: Jimmy Akin

Jimmy was born in Texas, grew up nominally Protestant, but at age 20 experienced a profound conversion to Christ. Planning on becoming a Protestant seminary professor, he started an intensive study of the Bible. But the more he immersed himself in Scripture the more he found to support the Catholic faith, and in 1992 he entered the Catholic Church. His conversion story, "A Triumph and a Tragedy," is published in Surprised by Truth. Besides being an author, Jimmy is the Senior Apologist at Catholic Answers, a contributing editor to Catholic Answers Magazine, and a weekly guest on "Catholic Answers Live."

9 thoughts on “Greetings From Mexico!”

  1. Gee, Jimmy. I hope you have fun but maybe you should poll the crowd and see if they really *want* there to be intensive activities just after the crack of dawn. If I were on that cruise, you wouldn’t find me pestering apologists for answers at 8 AM. You’d most likely find me still in bed.
    I hope you and everyone else gets enough rest. You shouldn’t have to work that hard.

  2. Jimmy,
    When are you guy’s going to break into European waters?
    If you ever do a cruise to England I’d do my very best to book a ticket (though lot’s of advance warning would be neccessary to enable me to save up first -unless I could get a day pass! 🙂
    …we do need a Catholic Apologetics Ministry over here, after all…
    Have a fantastic time!
    God Bless.

  3. I met Jimmy on the first cruise — it was awesome! I haven’t been able to take another one due to work schedules, but maybe next year.

  4. You know the first time that I heard about Catholic Answer’s Cruises — I thought – that is a really bizarre idea — apologetics and a cruise — two totally unrelated things. Why would anyone want to do that much thinking on a cruise? But, I have since discovered that orthodox Catholics — contrary to popular opinion in the wider world — are fun people.
    Have a great time!

  6. Jimmy,
    I’ve been curious why Michael Medved is no longer scheduled to be one of the cruise speakers. I admire him a great deal and thought it was cool that he would be going. Hopefully it was only a scheduling conflict.

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