In an effort to reach out to local people, a German Catholic priest from the Diocese of Limburg has adopted the habit of taking a weekly train journey during which he makes himself available to chat to other passengers. Father Olaf Linden-berg has experienced enormous success with his simple idea of setting out to meet people while he travels on local trains.
Nearly every Tuesday he boards the 6.55 a.m. train between Limburg and Frankfurt-am-Main.
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