There is a little church on the Appian Way not far from the city Rome that bears the interesting name "The Church of the Quo Vadis". Those Latin words, Qou Vadis mean whither goest thou?A beautiful legend which has it that a few years after the crucifixion of Jesus, Peter had been in Rome and was under the threat of persecution again. He was fleeing for his life -- leaving the city in fear, when he met Jesus. Jesus was headed into the city, so Peter asked Him the question "Lord, whither goes thou?" And the Master answered: "I go to Rome, to be crucified again."

The legend has it that the answer so pierced the heart of Peter that it turned this cowardly fugitive into a hero, and he followed his Lord back into Rome, where he gladly died. And you probably know that tradition has it that he w…