Peter Lee

My name is Peter Lee. I’m 22 and I’ve been a member of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Parish in Harrisburg for essentially my whole life. I was home schooled all the way through high school (God bless my mom!) and this May I graduated Franciscan University of Steubenville with a degree in British and American Literature. I am currently pursuing my primary passion, music, full time. I play a variety of instruments, including hammered dulcimer, in my band Celtic/Christian/Folk band Seasons. I also play keyboards in the Indie/Christian/Folk band Post Script. I enjoy writing music and the occasional poem, learning new instruments, jamming with other musicians, and performing music live. I also enjoy reading a great book, watching a good movie, deep conversations about nothing particularly important, and traveling and sometimes getting lost in God’s great big creation.

I decided to become a correspondent for this pilgrimage not only because I recognize it as a blessing to make it to WYD and I want to share the experience with those back home, but also because I hope to grow personally from the process. So much happens on a trip such as this, and by getting this chance to slow down and reflect on what I’m experiencing and feeling, I hope to grow more in my relationship with Christ. I’m interested in talking to people about the word “why.” Why are young people traveling from all over the world to attend WYD? The huge numbers that flock to WYD time and time again provide proof that the Church is alive in a world in which we are constantly told that our faith in Christ doesn’t matter. I’m about to encounter thousands of people to whom faith in Christ and the Church matters quite a lot. I want to know - “Why.”