Hello Everyone! My return home is fast approaching and I can hardly wait to see everyone. I wanted to tell you a little about the Ponte Sant’Angelo (Bridge of Angels). This bridge was built in the 2nd century to cross the Tiber River and lead straight to the mausoleum which was built for the Emporer Read more
Ciao!!! I know I said I would have Assisi and a few other posts up first, but the Forum Romanum (Roman Forum) is right next to the Colosseum so I thought a few sentences and pics would be appropriate. The Roman Forum was the center of Roman life. There were temples, shrines, public offices and Read more
Hello Everyone!!! I hope everyone is enjoying the fall weather. It’s chilly here, but it doesn’t compare to fall in Ohio. I hear that everyone has been enjoying the blog…that’s great. Maybe I’ll continue writing after I return. I also hear that the Spark Faith programs have been going well. I want to encourage everyone Read more
Our final sight seeing excursion of the trip was to the Chora Church. The church that stands on this sight today was built in the 11th century, but the original was built in the 6th century. For those of you who don’t know I’m a big fan of ecclesiastical art especially mosaic work, and the Read more
Our final day in Istanbul was on a Sunday. I did my research before we left and found a Catholic Church that had an English Mass. We arrived at St. Anthony of Padua and were a bit taken back because everyone was either African or Korean. Not that being African or Korean is bad but Read more
Welcome to this Generations of Faith presentation. In this episode Sr. Margaret Mach presents, Rekindle the Flame. Please visit this podcast and more at http://www.ickenmore.org
This evening we headed to the Egyptian Spice Bazaar. While you can buy many things here it gets its name from…you guessed it, the spice trade that goes on here. It’s pretty much a smaller version of the Grand Bazaar. I bought a small amount of saffron to bring home and some Turkish black tea. Read more
Saturday Morning: 8:00 am
Saturday Vigil: 4:30 pm
Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:45 am,
12:30 pm, 5:30 pm
Saturday Vigil: 6:15pm
Sunday: 9:00am, 7:15pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 8:30 am
