If you spend enough time around college students, you end up learning things you never saw coming. I’m 52 years old and after nearly 27 years as a priest, I somehow now know that if…
Moved to tears at the Basilica of St.…
So how do you "top" celebrating Mass in a place where our ancient brothers and sisters celebrated the Eucharist, were martyred and buried (yesterday's post on Mass in the Catacombs). How about Mass in the…
View from the dome
Here are some spectacular sights from the top of the dome of St Peters Basilica
Sunday in Roma…
Well that was a whirlwind and a half. We started at the Coliseum and the Roman Forum... Took a 30 minute ride to catch a glimpse of Cardinal Dolan at his last public Mass before…
Mass in the Catacombs
How to even describe celebrating the same Eucharist that our ancient brothers and sisters did thousands of years ago...in the place where they were martyred, buried, and despite that persecution, still gathered to share the…
Meeting the next Pope?
So we learned that all the Cardinals were celebrating Sunday Mass in their titular Roman Church (each Cardinal from around the world has their own Parish in the City of Rome). So we raced through…
Colosseum.
Hopefully I figure out how to take a panoramic pic of the coliseum
Roman forum
Palatine hill. Foundation of Rome 6-7 century BCToday started with Ancient Rome. Walking the palatine hill where the city of Rome was founded
Saturday in Roma
So today started off slow, but definitely became a whirlwind. We went from seeing the chimney for the Sistine chapel get installed to a marathon of sights- trying to get as much in as we…