A Christmas Message

4155243997_6537756aa5_zWe’re so accustomed to the Holiday season, it comes as a surprise that President Lincoln never gave a Christmas speech – because Christmas didn’t become a national holiday until 1870.

He had his challenges but that wasn’t one of them. Continue reading A Christmas Message

From The Director: The Art of Living – A New years Message

RAP alumni are scattered throughout the world. Some are in the sun and some are in the snow, but I can reach out to you all, in a way like an extended family, with the magic of a New Year blog. Continue reading From The Director: The Art of Living – A New years Message

From The Director: My Thoughts On Summer 2014

Pope Innocent X, Velázquez
Pope Innocent X, Velázquez

Rome is spoiled.   You hear this often but Rome has been spoiled so many times.   They were saying this when Julius Caesar made it a crossroads for cultural, political, economic and social exchange between Europe, Africa and beyond.

Continue reading From The Director: My Thoughts On Summer 2014