by Fr. Jim Chern
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…
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…
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…
Hopefully I figure out how to take a panoramic pic of the coliseum
Palatine hill. Foundation of Rome 6-7 century BCToday started with Ancient Rome. Walking the palatine hill where the city of Rome was founded
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…
The Basilica of St. Augustine, who's not buried here by the way... ...But Augustines Mom is. The Tomb of St Monica
The Church of St. Louis. Which has beautiful artwork by Carvaggio, including the call of st matthew (which I'm not supposed to take pics of, hence the bad shots!)
The entry way to the piazza The Church of St Agnes. A 12 year old martyred for the faith in the early 300's for refusing to give into the lustful desires of the emperor wanting…
One of the oldest buildings that continues to be in use from the 100's. originally dedicated to any god - you could worship whomever you wanted (how relativistic) it is now one of the oldest…