Final hours in Roma… :(

It's hard to believe this is the last day in Rome. Today was another whirlwind of a day. First I got to celebrate our final mass of the Pilgrimage at the "Popes Cathedral" - St…

The “ides of March”

Bizarre to be passing the place were Caesars friends stabbed him in the back (literally!!) today. Makes you realize the depth of history here. They also have some pretty good food. Oh and the Trevi…

Another whirlwind of a day

This has been a incredibly busy day - traveling to some sites on the other side of Rome. This morning took us to St Susanna parish - the American Parish in Rome; another Church where…

Hello Holy Father

Yep. We were this close... And then after that we off to ancient Rome and Mass at St Catherine of Siena... So much stuff to take in

Papal Audience

Well that was incredibly cool. Thousands of people gathering in St Peters Square to hear the successor to St Peter -Pope Benedict XVI give a teaching and impart his apostolic blessing on us and any…

Waiting for the Pope!

So we got up early, knocked a few people out of the way as the barricades opened to get primo seats for the Wednesday audience with the Pope. The hope being getting close enough to…