When I put Siena on our pilgrimage itinerary, it was mainly because I wanted to visit the church where St. Catherine of Siena's head rests. (The rest of her ...
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It's hard to believe that in just about six months we'll be departing for Rome on our 13-day food-faith pilgrimage, Italy: A Feast for Body and Soul. Since I ...
One year from now we will be just back from the most amazing pilgrimage, a 13-day food and faith tour of Italy that will take us from Montecatini, Florence, ...
Dear Fellow Adventurer,
For most of my adult life, I dreamed of going to Italy. I wanted to pray in St. Peter’s Basilica. I wanted to know the country of my ...
Throughout my Roman adventure, I found that the most moving moments were often the hidden ones, the moments when I met someone or ended up somewhere that I ...
When I arrived in Rome, I expected to be awed by the sheer spectacle of the scenery. How can you walk though the Roman Forum or stand in the Colosseum or pray ...
After attending 8 a.m. Mass in the side chapel of Chiesa Nuova, in front of the body of St. Philip Neri, I decided to bring this journey to a close by going ...
Today was my last full day in Rome. Well, that's not really true since we left Rome and spent the day in Subiaco, about 90 minutes southeast of Rome. ...
I promise that at some point soon I'll give you some reflections on this Roman adventure, but for now you'll just have to put up with photos and brief ...
I arrived at Piazza San Pietro. Finally. It's been a long journey, and I don't mean just the trip from New York to Rome. It's been a decades-long journey, maybe ...
It's been a whirlwind of a day. Can't post much. Early day tomorrow. But here are a few quick shots of today's events. I won't include classroom shots even ...
I have not stopped moving since I finished breakfast this morning and it's almost 5 p.m. What can I say about today's Rome travels. I am awed, overwhelmed, ...
Rome is off to a good start. My plane arrived on time. My driver was waiting outside customs. My hotel room was ready early. Couldn’t ask for more. Okay, I ...
God is good. And He sure does have a sense of humor. I was close to a basket case when I left my house yesterday because of the impending hurricane. I didn’t ...
I leave tomorrow. Tomorrow! Well, that is if Hurricane Earl doesn't ground every plane at JFK airport, which is where I'm supposed to be at precisely the time ...
I have had an Italian language book and dictionary sitting on the shelf next to my desk for about twenty years. That's how long I've been wanting to learn ...
Well, since I'm going to Rome as part of a program for foreign journalists covering the Catholic Church, I suppose it's about time my countdown gets to the ...
I really can't wait to just sit in -- or wander through -- Rome's beautiful piazzas. As far as I'm concerned, that ranks right up there with the major sights ...
Six days until Rome...Today I'm talking about the churches that have made my "must-see" list. (This list does NOT include St. Peter's Basilica or the Sistine ...
One week from today I leave for Rome, so for the next seven days I'm going to talk about all the things I want to do, see, taste when I'm in the Eternal City. ...