A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Although the kids and I keep reminding her that she came to Rome to see us, her offspring, my mother insists that...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Our Lady of Fatima, represented by the statue here in the church of Santo Spirito in Sassia, has quite a legacy in...

Carpe Diem Snapshot: In yet another example of "all roads lead to Rome" let me tell you about what happened today! First of all, my own...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: May is the month of Mary, and today is also her feast under the title of "Queen of the Apostles," during this...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Today, my relatively intrepid mother and daughter accompanied me to the Pontifical University of St. Thomas...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: A Jane Austen fan's dream come true- a proper British high tea at the Babington Tea Rooms, followed by a...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Tonight the Villa Magnolia hosted the Acton Institute's "Campus Martius" dinner lecture, featuring the famous...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: The May Minor Feast 2024 was celebrated this year at the Villa Magnolia with guest of honor Grandma Kirk, whose...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: The epitome of a Carpe Diem moment, this is my nearly 84 year old mother dancing to Elvis' "Jailhouse Rock" in...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Liturgical: Sixth Sunday of Easter It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: This is the moment we've all been waiting for-- Annette Kirk is in Rome! Let the Carpe Diem memories commence......

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: The one and only time we have visited Narni- so far!- I discovered this delightful, though closed, bookshop that...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Just outside the frame on the right side of this photo is a mandolin playing musician at Ristorante Meo Patacca in...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: This photo from the archives was chosen in honor of many of the first of May commemorations described below! This...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Despite the poor lighting, there's no missing the bright moods of the two ladies in this photo! It seems the best...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: For the last three years I have had the opportunity to attend Mass on the feast of St. Catherine of Siena at Santa...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Liturgical: Fifth Sunday of Easter "I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower. He takes away every...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Cordelia's insatiable appetite provided this Carpe Diem moment this morning! The villa's kitchen is covered in...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Although there was no name on this impressive bust, I would recognize those curly locks, long, noble nose,...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: Piazza Venezia was the stage for the two grand events in Rome today, one this morning at the Altare della Patria...