Happy Easter and many blessings from Rome!!Easter morning:The sound of people making their way to St. Peter's Square outside our hotel windows at the Palazzo Cardinal Cesi just after 6 a.m. "encouraged" us to skip breakfast and head out earlier than we had planned. We approached the piazza only toRead More
Before Lent began, John and I talked about trying to make a few special day trips with our boys to visit different churches.Suddenly it was Holy Week, and I noticed that the Shrine of St. Anthony in Ellicott City had a Good Friday liturgy in the afternoon. There’s no timeRead More
There are many people who gave up lots of good things for Lent. Some of them gave up their vices because it took them away from meaningful relationships, especially with God, and some, because it was good for their health. I can only imagine the number of people who gaveRead More
My first visit to the Vatican:There are not enough words in the English language to describe how excited I was about being at the Vatican for the first time on Wednesday .... A fantastic day to cap off a perfect week.At the Pontifical North American College with Baltimore seminarian KevinRead More