It has been quite a while since I last posted on here and I regret not doing it more. So, one of my New Year’s resolutions is to post at least once a week. Let’s see if I can keep it up. There is no specific topic for this post, only random updates and thoughts Read more
Hello Everyone!! The semester is off to a great start. It’s just a matter of time before I start procrastinating but for the time being all of my work is caught up. On Thursday, October 6th I will be home at I.C. to talk at Generations of Faith about the new translation of the Roman Read more
Hello everyone! Well my summer has officially ended and I am back at school. To be completely honest I am thrilled to be back. Summer work is one of those things that helps some of us seminarians come to a deeper appreciation for our call to the priesthood. This semester has me taking 6 classes Read more
This coming Monday we celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. And although it is not a holy day of obligation in the U.S. this Marian feast day gives us all time to reflect on the one most intimately connected to our Savior, Jesus Christ. I’m sure there are many great theological Read more
Like I was saying Christmas in Rome is nothing like the States. In this first pic you can see my mother and I at the Vatican Gardens outside of the Vatican Museums. The sky is grey. Almost every day in December the sky was grey. I’ve got to give my mom props. She walked up Read more
As you all know this blog was started to keep in touch with all of you while I was studying abroad in Rome. This past Spring I was asked to submit the blog to Dr. Paul Murphy, the chair of the Catholic Studies Dept. for a possible scholarship. At first I decided not to do Read more
Now that we are officially past the 7th month after Christmas “10″ and less than 5 months away from Christmas “11″ I thought it was time to post something about spending Christmas in Rome with my mother. I have quite a few pics to share so I will split this into two separate posts. Hope Read more
The Gospels of the last few weeks have given us all time to pause and reflect on the wheat and the weeds; the good and the bad in our lives. The Gospel two weeks ago struck me especially. The servants noticed that weeds had sprung up in their master’s garden. They are not sure if Read more
So I just realized I never had a post on my favorite restaurants in Rome. So I took the time to find some pics of what I consider the best restaurants in Rome. Some are of me and some of me and my mother, but all the restaurants were fabulous!!! The first is “The Popes Read more
Hello once again my friends!!! It has been quite awhile since my last posts. In fact, I have been home for over two months. I still have a few posts coming that involve Rome and my excursion to Egypt. But in between those posts I’m going to start posting some short reflections and once in 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
