A Carpe Diem Snapshot : When visitors come to Rome, we have a good excuse to play tourist and see some sites we wouldn't normally have...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : I visited saintly ghosts of the distant past today in Santa Maria Antiqua , a sixth century church built inside...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : The Pantheon, the original Roman " calendar "! Liturgical : Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent Behold, the...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : Valentina is not the only talented artist-in-residence, as this photo demonstrates! Every day this semester,...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : I think this snapshot is funniest without a caption (you make one up)! Liturgical : Monday of the Third Week...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : With the end of the year approaching, I'm beginning to reflect on what New Year's resolutions have now become...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : This year's Santa Lucia portrait finds her haughtily posing with a dish towel on her head to prevent her locks...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : It is finished! The final festive feast of the Fall semester took place last night, on the Feast of Our Lady of...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : Valentina has been creating Madonna and Child painting gifts lately, with this one going to Jiddoh and Teta in...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : What are the chances of running into two of my Art and Architecture students in front of this most famous...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: This morning the ladies of the Fall 2024 Art and Architecture class presented their final project, their coat of...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : When guests visit, all the charming particularities of Rome become more apparent, including the elegant police...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: This morning we joined the Pontifical North American College community for their 160th anniversary celebration on...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: With the semester wrapping up, the Art and Architecture class students have begun presenting their final...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : Happy Feast of St. Nicholas! This one has been eagerly antipating the traditions we keep on this day, such as...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : Today was the final class for Art and Architecture of Rome of the Fall semester of 2024! We went out with a...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot: The last two evenings, we met up with friends both old and new through the Newman Foundation and the Acton...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : Happy December! Today Tina spread a festive table for our minor feast of December, in which we learned more...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : First snow sighting of the season! These white capped mountains are the Appenines , and it is possible to reach...

A Carpe Diem Snapshot : It was beginning to look at lot like Advent this morning at San Pietro in Montorio (no baby Jesus in the...