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.

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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.

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