There are very few people that have experienced Rome in their life time, when you think of how many people live now on this planet. One could say the ones who do are lucky, others may say it’s because of the choice that one makes. Continue reading Point Of View: Luc Dubois
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Point Of View: When I First Arrived In Rome…
When I first arrived in Rome, it amazed me to see so many different types of nuns and priest walking in the streets. I guess then, I didn’t realize the Vatican was a State and Rome are by the sea, as I was also ignorant of the culture, food, and language (I knew a little about paintings). There was a bliss in ignorance that I wish I still had because I was like a child amazed and thrilled to learn and absorb my surroundings. Continue reading Point Of View: When I First Arrived In Rome…
When I first arrived in Rome, it amazed me to see so many different types of nuns and priest walking in the streets.Point Of View: Jose Grave De Peralta – San Nicola in Carcere
Near the ancient port of Rome on its Tiber River, archaeologists have found plenty of wonderful traces of the great temples and altars that once stood and functioned in this part of the City. Continue reading Point Of View: Jose Grave De Peralta – San Nicola in Carcere
Near the ancient port of Rome on its Tiber River, archaeologists have found plenty of wonderful traces of the great temples and altars that once stood and functioned in this part of the City. When In Rome: Getting About
Not every day of the program is spent in the classroom; you will have opportunity to explore the city in your own time. Rome is a city that is definitely best seen on foot, however it is very well catered for when it comes to public transport. Continue reading When In Rome: Getting About
Rome’s Art History: Resurrection
Easter is definitely the time to be in Rome. Watching papal ceremonies on TV does not compare with witnessing them on-site, they are spectacular shows – even for Protestant souls like mine! It’s not so much the thrill of the grandiose ceremonies, with the inevitable fierce competition for the best photo of the pope mobile; it’s the faces in the crowd. It’s the little Grandpa standing motionless for two hours just to hear His Holiness while others are drifting for the best view at the Way of the Cross. It’s the tiny Grandma who can’t clap because she could only walk to St. Peter’s Square with two ski poles on Easter Sunday; it’s the old couple carrying two chairs to the Square and sitting under umbrellas in the Easter Vigil’s pouring rain.
Seeing these people awakens a longing for a faith like theirs – in God, or anyone or anything else, for that matter.